Sunday, November 14, 2010

Replicate Three (Griffith's Gnats)




A Griffith's Gnat was one of the flies I was required to tie for this project.  I tied three of them for the "Replicate Three" challenge, and I had never tied Griffith's Gnats before.  This also serves as my "Criticizing My Own Pattern" entry.  On my first try, the hackle was not uniform and it looked sloopy.  I also didn't use the proper feather off the saddle for the hackle and I was not leaving the same distance between the gaps each time I wrapped.  The second one came out better because the wraps were more unform.  On the third try, I used the correct part of the feather and my wraps were uniform.  I was very careful to make sure the gaps between each wrap were  the same distance apart.  It takes a lot of practice to tie a fly that looks good and works well. 

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