George Griffith's cluster midge pattern has been fooling trout for decades. The palmered grizzly hackle through peacock herl perfectly imitates a clump of midges on the surface.
1. Thread base — Attach black thread behind the eye and wrap a smooth base to the bend.
2. Hackle prep — Tie in a grizzly hackle by the tip at the bend, dull side forward.
3. Body base — Tie in 2–3 peacock herls by their tips at the bend.
4. Body — Twist the peacock herls together to form a rope and wind forward in touching turns to just behind the eye. Tie off.
5. Palmer hackle — Wind the grizzly hackle forward over the peacock body in open, evenly spaced spirals. Tie off behind the eye and trim the excess.
6. Head — Build a tiny, neat head. Whip finish and apply head cement.
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Chironomidae spp.
Chironomidae spp.
