The G.G. Nymph Freshwater Hook : 8-10 streamer / or Gamagatsu Nymph shank for mudeye. Thread : Tan 6/0. Eyes : Black mono or black lead. Head : Hare's ear. Body : Haress ear. Rib : Copper or 1 strand of flashy stuff. Wings : Natural rabbit zonker strip.
Tying Instructions 1. Wrap shank with thread and tie in zonker strip 1/4 hook length from hook eye. Make the end of the zonker strip skin of level with hook bend but with fur flowing past bend (side of shank for zonker dependant on hook up or down ride) 2. Tie in lead or mono eyes- (gudgeon tied to ride hook up with weight and eyes on outer side of shank and zonker between hook shaft and point) Mudeye zonker on the reverse. 3. Tie in rib at tail leave loose and proceed to dub with hares ear up to and around zonker strip continue around eyes/ head let bobbin hang. 4. Rib the body with 5- 6 turns - tie off at head and whip finish.
Fly Notes Developed on large Brown Trout habitating a Sydney lake.
Fishing Notes Fished to represent the menu item mudeyes or forage fish. As a gudgeon it is best fished with 12 inch strips with long pause in between allowing the fly to rest back on the bottom or hover unweighted before darting off again. Is deadly on spawning river fish cast up and across. Used successfully on cruising Browns in lakes and spawning Rrainbows in the Warragamba tributaries.
Location Notes Typical location details - Fished unweighted with mono eyes in shallows near surface morning or evening as with standard mudeye fishing or can be effective fished deep with lead eyes later in the day- if mudeye shells are on the tussocks then they are on the menu. In areas where the motley coloured gudgeon is found you can use the mono eyes style polarioding to shallow cruising browns or search the drop-offs with the lead eye version.
Prey Notes This fly has the natural movement that fish love, and was designed to be a gudgeon but took mudeye feeders as well.
Tier Grant

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