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Griffith's Gnat
The Griffith's Gnat imitates a lot of different insects. Created by George Griffith, one of the founders of Trout Unlimited, it's a buggy dry fly and can be fished a number of different ways. It looks like a tiny woolly bugger with no tail and has the same effect on fish. One of the best all-around Midge flies to have in your box. Tip: Fish this midge dry fly behind a larger dry. Color, NaturalDry fly available in sizes: 16, 18, 20, 22.
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13 of 13(100%)reviewers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Griffith's Gnat
Review 1 for Griffith's Gnat
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Quality fly,
July 23, 2012
By: Anonymous
from Missouri
"My recent purchase of the Griffiths' Gnat did not disappoint. The flies were a quality tie and as advertised. Very pleased since I can no longer tie the small ones."
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Review 2 for Griffith's Gnat
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Versatile Fly,
June 3, 2012
By: DblRedRider
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"Caught a notable sized brown on the Oywhee River, OR on this fly when nothing else was working."
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Review 3 for Griffith's Gnat
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Nice fly,
December 7, 2011
By: ENadeau
from New Hampshire
"This is a great little fly. Resembles little clusters, trout love it. Have purchased multiple sizes."
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Review 4 for Griffith's Gnat
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Great fly. Very tough to tear up,
November 6, 2011
By: Wannabe
from Southwest va
"I use these locally. Great product. Catches fish from the smallest sucker to big trout."
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Review 5 for Griffith's Gnat
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Excelent quality,
June 9, 2011
By: Jpizzle
from Collegeville, Pa
"Awesome little fly! Well built and great value. Works great when fish are sipping on the water surface."
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Review 6 for Griffith's Gnat
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March 7, 2011
By: MBBC05
from New England
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"I turn to the Griffith's Gnat with confidence when I nothing seems to work. The flies from Orvis are always well-tied. I fish it as an emerger in a slow to moderate current, and it seems to be especially effective when it is sent drifting under overhanging tree canopies, bridges and embankments. I typically fish the smaller sizes 16-20. This presentation has saved many a day for me! I have never used it as a dropper, as others have, but that is a good idea and I am looking forward to giving it a go this spring."
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Review 7 for Griffith's Gnat
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Submarine Gnat,
August 2, 2010
By: Sibby
from Buffalo, NY
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"Great Fly ... on a whim I used a 16 yesterday as the second fly following a Copper John on a small stream. So, it was trailing the weighted CJ underwater. A little unorthodox but very effective. The small rainbows ate it up."
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Review 8 for Griffith's Gnat
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When nothing is working,
February 16, 2009
By: Muskrat
from Oakville, ON
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5
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5
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"On a particular stretch of southwestern Ontario's Grand River the water is smooth as glass and the browns rise consistently, but for what? When I can not identify the hatch, I tie on my smallest one of these. It can be fished as a dry or as an emerger if you wet it a bit. Either way works."
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 9 for Griffith's Gnat
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Great Little Fly,
May 27, 2008
By: Johnny
from Wisconsin
"I recently went fishing on the Kewaunee River (WI), and I caught my first trout on this fly. I caught a 6 to 7 inch Brook trout with this fly (average size as Brook Trout go). The fly was a size 18. This fly is INCREDIBLY easy to tie. This is my favorite fly, and the fly that caught my first trout on with will be going on my fishing hat."
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Review 10 for Griffith's Gnat
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first 3 trout on this fly,
February 18, 2008
By: Riverrat
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"this fly is excellent, i caught my first 3 trout with the same #16 griffith's gnat, and got many strikes. as a rookie, i highly recommend!"
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Review 11 for Griffith's Gnat
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January 22, 2004
By: B.Boesch
"A must have fly, no questions asked. As a resident of the Chicagoland area, I frequent Paradise Springs, Wisconsin, enough to believe that the wary Browns and Brookies can indeed see behind trees and bushes. I also know that if you want to catch them in winter when nothing except midges are hatching, you better have a few cards up your sleeve, or at least a few Griffith's Gnats."
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Review 12 for Griffith's Gnat
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July 15, 2002
By: J. Nolan
"this fly is perfict as a trailer for a bigger dry...best fly i know to tie!!! Good Luck!!!"
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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