Recommendations for a Size 24 Fly

[marmalade]

What would you tie on a size 24 for a chalkstream with small wild fish?

[XL50]

Giffiths gnat or a knotted midge.

[Former member 2]

I can think of many pithy, silly answers, but will resist. i would guess at that size your imitating small terrestrial, aphids, or micro sedges.
Within my limitations i would tie a thin strip of Closed cell foam, with tiny pinch of gaurd hair for legs and secure it mid shank with a few turns holding a length of or floruo Aerowing or similar sniped down to a V shape as a wing or a sight.
Also F fly are a doddle at this size and cover a lot of bases.

Dont forget to off set your hook on these small sizes for a better hook up. ( and do it before you start tying)

[XL50]

Or if you wish to push to yourself

Oliver Edwards para-dun. This is on a size 22 Varivas IWI S2000




Or a Oliver Edwards foot print Dun This is on a 22 again but with a wider gape.

[allanw]

I had good sport on these little bu**ers all size 20-24 last summer for wild Browns

Parachute Iron Blue Dun
Griffith's Gnat
Black Shuttlecock
Lime Green F Fly
Adams Parachute
Grey Duster

[jindra]

If the stream in question contains grayling you should seriously consider small ants in sizes 20+; the ladies just love them!

[marmalade]

Originally Posted by whingingpom

I can think of many pithy, silly answers, but will resist. i would guess at that size your imitating small terrestrial, aphids, or micro sedges.
Within my limitations i would tie a thin strip of Closed cell foam, with tiny pinch of gaurd hair for legs and secure it mid shank with a few turns holding a length of or floruo Aerowing or similar sniped down to a V shape as a wing or a sight.
Also F fly are a doddle at this size and cover a lot of bases.

Dont forget to off set your hook on these small sizes for a better hook up. ( and do it before you start tying)

Don't resist: help yourself! I'm actually thinking of trying a reverse muddler with triple salco.. I only got the hooks because they were there: I haven't worked out how to tie them onto a line yet.

I take it off-setting is making sure the point doesn't point in the direction of the eye?

---------- Post added at 01:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:38 PM ----------

Not entirely sure why I couldn't think of a Griffiths on my own: I've got loads (and with all sorts of variations) in my box in 16 and 18.

A paradun in size 24? I'm up for that, but I think I'll reverse it :-)

Some good suggestions!

[Chris Reeves]

Don't over complicate things, in size 24 a bit of black thread and a tuft of CDC is all you need. (F Fly)
I also tie them with yellow thread.

Cheers

[BRUCE1]

make sure the tippet you tie on comes off the front of the hook and not the back as the spade will cut through the fluoro/mono

[A. Fluker]

Originally Posted by marmalade

What would you tie on a size 24 for a chalkstream with small wild fish?

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