Tying the Griffith’s Gnat Emerger

Griffith’s Gnat Emerger Tying Video

Materials used:

Hook: Emerger hook (here, a Dai-Riki #125), size 20.
Thread: Light olive, 8/0 or 70-denier.
Trailing shuck: Golden brown Antron yarn.
Hackle: Grizzly saddle hackle, slightly undersize.
Thorax: Peacock herl.
Head: Tying thread.
Tools: Plunger-style hackle pliers.