"Ulmer's Black Gnat"
Created and Tied by Dave Ulmer
(aka slicfoot)
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This has worked for me, hope you like it; see you on the net, maybe in the Chat Room. ~slicfoot

 

Materials List:

Hook: 16 to 22 light dry.

Thread: Black.

Body: Water proof dry dubbing.

Wings: Dark hens back.

Tying Instructions:

1. Wind thread down hook

2. Add dubbing 1/2 to 2/3 up the hook.

3. Strip 2 small back feathers leaving about 3/8 in. on end.

4. With small wing burner set to save about 3/16 to 1/4 in.long and 1/8 in. wide on the end of the stem.

5. Tie the wings on so that they lay flat.

6. Whip and cement the fly.

Fishing Tip

The way I got the pattern, I was fishing a stream by a pig farm and these bugs were all over. When they hit the water the fish were right on them. So I grabbed a couple and brought them home to copy.

I fish them in the late afternoon till dark .They seem to die off during this time.  They are fished dry and need to be coated. ~ DU