FLY Gorgeous George (JC)

The Gorgeous George trout fishing fly was invented by Paul Cantillon from Cork and has been one of the most popular trout fly patterns of recent years. It is a difficult fly to tie involving alot of materials and is a bit bumble, a bit hopper.

It is a great pattern for daphnia feeders and has been successful for both brown trout, sea trout and salmon and even rainbows.

It is a particular favourite on Lough Melvin but is fished everywhere.

This is a good example of the original dressing but there are now many variants.

See Gorgeous George Sooty JC and Gorgeous Claret JC.