Tying the Griffiths Max

[NJTroutbum]

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The Griffiths Max (GM)

The Griffiths Max or (GM) is a solid pattern in my box. An enlarged Griffiths Gnat by heritage, it's tied in one 3-material dubbing loop. Making it extremely easy to tie, and very effective. A great search pattern whenever the fish are looking for terrestrials.

Recipe


Hook: Standard Dry#14
Thread: Olive 8/0 Uni-thread
Abdomen: Peacock Herl
Hackle: Brown Dry

http://ralphsflybox.blogspot.com/2014/08/tying-griffiths-max-video.html

[sagefisher]

This fly reminds me of the old Brown Hackle fly, only difference that one didn't have the peacock hurl. Great little fly.

Larry ---sagefisher---

[ScottP]

Ralph,

Nice fly; thanks for posting.

Regards,
Scott

[AlanB]

It's times like this I wish I still had my books. That's a much older pattern than you might think. It is featured in North Country Flies by T. E. Pritt (Plate 4) No. 17 The Red Palmer. As that dates it back to pre 1886 it is probably the original name. The "red hackle" in the dressing refers to red game hackle, which is what you would call brown. It just goes to prove what was mentioned in Byron's thread the other day about different people "inventing" the same fly.

Cheers,
A.

[NJTroutbum]

Alan,

To take it even one step more, the Red Palmer would predate the Griffiths Gnat. Where the Griffiths Max differs form both, is that the hackle is not palmered. Its spun and wound together with the herl as a dubbing brush. Different techniques in applying the same materials. In all honesty, my reason for doing it in that manner had more to do with seeking durability, vs outcome. Although in the end the outcome was more than expected. After checking out the book, I gotta say, I like their thinkin'.

[Byron haugh]

NJ,
You don't actually use a loop, do you? Could just leave a long tag end of the thread?
Ever put a grizz and brown together to get an "Adams" color?