Fly of the month > March 2010

Cartys GT Black

This fly is fishing extremely well this month. Carty's GT (GT short for General Terrestrial) makes an excellent Cicada/Hopper imatation. It is best on a hot windy day when these large morsels get blown onto the water. A delicate presentation is not required as these big insects usually slap onto the water unceremoniously. Fish will often move large distances for big terrestrials as the food intake will out weigh the energy used. Carty's GT is a great fly to hang a nymph off as it is easy to see and very buoyant. Also available in olive.

Specs
Type	Dry fly terrestrial
Time of year	December till March but this can vary, for example this year when the Cicadas didn't turn up in numbers in many areas till late Jan early Feb as we had such a cool first half of this Summer.
Wing	Synthetic light grey sheet
Hook	TMC 2302 size 8-10
Body	Black foam
Hackle	Black wound through foam body
Indicator Post	Red egg yarn or similar
Head	Black deer hair
Legs	Round black legs

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