One of the flies that No fly box should be without! This simple but classic pattern can imitate just about everything on the water that is black and can be fished the whole year round.
The ideal sizes are from a # 12 down to a # 20.
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Black Gnat Fly Pattern Recipe
- Hook: Mustad Heritage Classic dry R50 # 16
- Tying thread: Sheer 14/0 black
- Tail: Black cock hackle fibres
- Body: Superfine dubbing black
- Wings: Mallard duck wing slips
- Hackle: Natural black saddle
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