Holy Grail

The Holy Grail, created by Charles Jardine, is a versatile soft-hackled nymph designed to imitate a wide range of emerging insects—from mayflies to small caddis. Its slim dubbed body, ribbed segmentation, and pulsing soft hackle create lifelike movement that excels during transitional hatch periods when trout feed on motion rather than exact shape. Simple, adaptable, and consistently productive, it remains one of Jardine’s most trusted all-purpose patterns.

Fish the Holy Grail on a down-and-across swing with a micro-mend; that tiny upstream correction collapses the hackle and then lets it bloom again, perfectly imitating an emerger breaking free. Trout hammer it during that pulse.