The “Gorilla”
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2022 3:38 am
to work as a last resort for me, especially when fish are sipping black flies just off or under the surface.
Lest me say at the outset that I did not originate the pattern, a UK friend has that honour - Paul Marshal who resides in Lancashire.
The dressing is:
Hook - your choice but I have stuck to the Kamasan 525 #14.
Thread - black, I use Veevus 14/0
Body - strip of black plastic from woven bag but this can be dispensed with.
Overbody - blue, green tinsel or even UTC Miracle Opal (this,picture uses the latter)
Hackle - Black hen (you can vary the pattern but having an additional hackle at the rear)
It is worth having a few of these with you.
Lest me say at the outset that I did not originate the pattern, a UK friend has that honour - Paul Marshal who resides in Lancashire.
The dressing is:
Hook - your choice but I have stuck to the Kamasan 525 #14.
Thread - black, I use Veevus 14/0
Body - strip of black plastic from woven bag but this can be dispensed with.
Overbody - blue, green tinsel or even UTC Miracle Opal (this,picture uses the latter)
Hackle - Black hen (you can vary the pattern but having an additional hackle at the rear)
It is worth having a few of these with you.