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Matt's Gnat

Dry Fly · Trout · Grayling · Beginner · 1 version

Classic Recipe

• Hook Standard dry fly, 16-22
• Thread Black 8/0

Materials

• Body Peacock herl (2 strands)
• Wing White CDC or poly (short tuft)
• Hackle Grizzly hackle (2-3 turns)

How to tie it

1. Wrap peacock body
2. Tie short white wing tuft
3. Grizzly hackle
4. Whip finish

Tying videos

• Matt's Gnat — Matt Grobert (Tightline Productions) (Orvis News)
• Matt's Gnat — Matt Grobert (Tightline Productions) (MidCurrent)

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