Goat’s Toe
Classic Wet Fly, Soft Hackle Wet Fly, Wet Fly
Tied By Brent Jones
Hook: TMC 3769
Thread: Semperfli 8/0 classic waxed , black
Materials- tag: UTC small Mylar tinsel, gold tail: Glo-Brite #5 rib: Glo-Brite #5 body: Bronze Peacock Herl hackle: Black cock hackle front hackle: Peacock Breast Feather head: Thread
Notes:
This is a slight variant to the goats toe from Peter O’Reilly’s book “flies of Ireland “. The rib in that book is Glo-Brite #4. It’s mostly used in spring but has been used when trout are sluggish.