I bought some crow wings to try this pattern from the well-known book,
The Art of Tying the Wet Fly & Fishing The Flymph.
Black Gnat:Hook: Maruto D82 - Size 14
Thread: Pearsall's Gossamer - Claret
Body: 3 fibers from a crow secondary wing feather
Hackle: Purplish black Starling
Notes: I omitted the optional wing of Starling since the picture of the fly on page 113 didn't have a wing.
Tried to keep the hackle short to match the picture.
On the fly on the left, I ribbed the body with 6X tippet since the crow herl seems very fragile.
Body can also be tied with black silk.
Does anyone have experience fishing this pattern?
Tight Lines- Ken