Oh it’s easy. Haha! But thank you! I will say it’s complicAted getting it just right. But easy fly to start out with. One of the easier dry flies in fact.
That fly is one of my all time favorite dry flies, it always does well on the water wether its flat calm or choppy, you tied it really well, im not sure if I could tying one now since I had the stroke & I can't get down to the river, I spend I my fishing days on a boat on a reservior, its the easiest way to get out & fish, 🙂
There’s nothing wrong with fishing still water, lake, pond, mud puddle etc. I think it takes as much or even more skill to fish still water vs. streams and rivers. The fish are usually concentrated in streams, pocket water, hydro cushions, holes and undercut banks. Fishing a lake without obvious structure is not an easy task. Good on you for continuing to fish!
I tie these from # 20 on down to # 28. # 22 has been the go-to size for me. Caught three of my biggest Rainbow Trout with that fly on a # 22. All the fish were north of 10 lbs.
@@farmerbob4554 Yeah on 6x tippet and an 8'6" Scott G 4 wt, Hardy LRH SF DT-F, And I did get into the backing on all three. Back-to-back fish on the San Juan in NM September 1991. It was the start of one of the best weeks I ever had trout fishing.
Oh for sure. Gives a different effect which can be deadly. Black, olive, cream, even brown. Heck I’ve seen chartreuse and pink, etc. it’s versatile no question. But to mimic midges, grizzly is whatcha want.
Looks great Shawn. Did you get a new camera, looks like a tighter zoom. I sometimes add a counter rib of green holo tinsel in the GG, but I like it without as well. Cheers
Very nice! I use similar patterns in Northern New Mexico and these are great for trout and easy to see on moving water. Shawn, have you tried this pattern on some of your local streams here in Texas?
Once you have tied in your hackle, keep your thread at the back and twist your herl onto your thread then wrap your thread/herl rope to the the front. The thread will make the herl extremely strong.
I guess. I mean different completely but yeah has hackle. Lol. It is a pretty common dry fly, I don’t know exactly but I suspect it came before the wooly bugger. I know the wooly bugger became a thing based off the wooly worm. Which is more visually similar to this fly. However both the wooly work and wooly buggers are streamers, not dry flies, and the hackle is Palmered with wide turns up the hook shank, this griffiths gnat is a dry fly with the hackle laid almost touching the last wrap in order to get it to float.
@@McFlyAngler definitely a different fly, but still reminds me of one. It’s tied similarly with similar looking material. Im going to tie a couple. Thanks for sharing!
Love to learn from your videos, you go through each step and explain what you are doing and give info on technics. Very well done!!
Thank you, glad you like them. I appreciate your comment
That fly looked so complicated and you made it look so easy. Good one McFly.
Oh it’s easy. Haha! But thank you! I will say it’s complicAted getting it just right. But easy fly to start out with. One of the easier dry flies in fact.
Really solid video! Enjoyed making this little fly. Super easy too!
Thanks
That fly is one of my all time favorite dry flies, it always does well on the water wether its flat calm or choppy, you tied it really well, im not sure if I could tying one now since I had the stroke & I can't get down to the river, I spend I my fishing days on a boat on a reservior, its the easiest way to get out & fish, 🙂
Oh I’m sorry to hear that. Thank you for the kind words. I am glad you at least can find a way to still wet the line though.
There’s nothing wrong with fishing still water, lake, pond, mud puddle etc. I think it takes as much or even more skill to fish still water vs. streams and rivers. The fish are usually concentrated in streams, pocket water, hydro cushions, holes and undercut banks. Fishing a lake without obvious structure is not an easy task. Good on you for continuing to fish!
I tie these from # 20 on down to # 28. # 22 has been the go-to size for me. Caught three of my biggest Rainbow Trout with that fly on a # 22. All the fish were north of 10 lbs.
Yes, I tie these super small as well. Depends on the river for sure.
Ten plus on a #22 fly? That is some skillful angling!
@@farmerbob4554 Yeah on 6x tippet and an 8'6" Scott G 4 wt, Hardy LRH SF DT-F, And I did get into the backing on all three. Back-to-back fish on the San Juan in NM September 1991. It was the start of one of the best weeks I ever had trout fishing.
Great looking fly. Nice job of tying. Love the Peacock Hurl. Looks like a fun one to tie even for a beginner as myself. Thanks for the great video.
Glad you liked it, thank you
I like tying some of my Griffiths gnats with silver badger hackle too.
Oh for sure. Gives a different effect which can be deadly. Black, olive, cream, even brown. Heck I’ve seen chartreuse and pink, etc. it’s versatile no question. But to mimic midges, grizzly is whatcha want.
Amazing fly did a great job on it
Thank you
Good video
Thanks
Looks great Shawn. Did you get a new camera, looks like a tighter zoom. I sometimes add a counter rib of green holo tinsel in the GG, but I like it without as well. Cheers
Yeah I did get a new camera. Cost me a mini fortune but I love it. Got it a few months back. And yes, many variations of this pattern no question.
An international Pattern, easy to tye, super efective.. In my country is a Must in any fishermans flybox
Same here man. Yeah a great pattern no doubt
Very nice! I use similar patterns in Northern New Mexico and these are great for trout and easy to see on moving water. Shawn, have you tried this pattern on some of your local streams here in Texas?
I have not no, but many dry flies work well for the sunfish. I haven’t been trout fishing though here yet.
Once you have tied in your hackle, keep your thread at the back and twist your herl onto your thread then wrap your thread/herl rope to the the front. The thread will make the herl extremely strong.
Good tip, thanks!
Fiskars has some really sharp finishing scissors..
For sure! I’ve got a few of their scissors
Best midge dry around I think
One of them no doubt.
Is it supposed to imitate caterpillars?
Like said in the video, supposed to mimic midge clusters.
Reminds me of a woolly bugger
I guess. I mean different completely but yeah has hackle. Lol. It is a pretty common dry fly, I don’t know exactly but I suspect it came before the wooly bugger. I know the wooly bugger became a thing based off the wooly worm. Which is more visually similar to this fly. However both the wooly work and wooly buggers are streamers, not dry flies, and the hackle is Palmered with wide turns up the hook shank, this griffiths gnat is a dry fly with the hackle laid almost touching the last wrap in order to get it to float.
@@McFlyAngler definitely a different fly, but still reminds me of one. It’s tied similarly with similar looking material. Im going to tie a couple. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome man, let me know how they work for ya.
Please do a carp fly
I have done a few... check my previous videos. I’ll do more at one point.
@@McFlyAngler cool thanks