Claret Gnat

[wet fly guy]

Very nice!!!

wet

[kelkay]

Beautiful fly, you did one heck of a job on it.

[JohnScott]

... is something I'm familiar with. Actually had some quite good dry fly ( emerger / cripple ) fishing on the Bitterroot this fall during that hatch.

Thanks for the information and the link, gadabout and hairwing.

John

[Highlander]

Nice to see someone tying "proper flies". Proportion is excellent, well done. As good as any I have seen & I have seen more than a few
Tight Lines

[gadabout]

I tied up a few of these last night per Fontinalis' pattern above and was pleased with the results. I'd also like to do a few using Bergman's pattern, which calls for Dark Claret hackle. Anybody have a source for this? I have some strung saddles in dark claret but I wouldn't be able to used the wound collar technique with these.

[fishngene]

Great fly. I Esopus was my home stream before I retired to FL.

[Fontinalis]

Hi Fishngene:

I plan to fish the Esopus with this fly this year. When I catch a Trout on one I will tip my hat in your honor and say thanks to Ray Smith for this pattern.

Board, thank you for all the kind words and I wish every one of you a happy and safe New Years. I plan to finish off this current year & ring in the new year with a long tying session and a glass of wine at mid night.

Sincerely
Andy Brasko