Griffiths Gnat

Written by DCarp

Griffiths Gnat

RWFF Griffiths Gnat

• Hook: Dry Fly Size 10-18
• Thread: Black
• Body: Peacock Herl
• Rib: Fine Gold
• Hackle: Grizzley Palmered

HISTORY

A popular American Fly is used to imitate egg-laying adult midges and emerging midges. George Griffith, one of the founding fathers of the American Trout Unlimited, created one of the most important midge dressings. The Griffith's Gnat is simple, no more than a peacock herl or dubbed body, overwound with grizzly hackle. The beauty of the fly is how it floats half in and half out of the surface film representing something stuck, trying to emerge from its shuck.