My thanks to Andrew Herd for another fly from Thomas Hofland's The British Angler's Manual, 1839.
Hook-Dai Riki 070 #14
Thread-UTC 70 Black
Body-Black Ostrich Herl
Hackle-Starling
IMGP0172 by William Lovelace, on Flickr
Black Gnat
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I like that one!
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Re: Black Gnat
That looks fantastic! I like how the ostrich herl looks on it.
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Re: Black Gnat
A simple, yet brilliant dressing. Ostrich is an under appreciated material.
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Re: Black Gnat
that one will kill on the upper Met this fall...