Black Krystal Flash & Starling

[Roadkill]

A little all black mayfly landed on my hand in midstream on the Crooked River earlier this week as I was changing flies.
An all-black soft hackle caught the next fish, but I didn't have time to tie up a newer version that night. The next night was a tying session at the Fin & Fire that ronr invited me to attend. I had gone swimming in the Crooked that afternoon due to some moss-covered and rolling rocks and Ron had provided a helping hand.

He also turned me on last year to the No Body Caenis that was the hot fly on the river again the day before.
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=11642

As I sat around at the tying session, I also pondered my new black Mayfly...

that I am tying today.
RIMG9700 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

Hook-Wholesale Fly Company M28 #14
Thread-UTC 70 Black
Body- 4 strands of twisted Black Krystal Flash coated with Sally Hansen's Hard As Nails
Tail & Hackle-Starling

A little smaller version might also work when the CR little black caddis is emerging.

[Partsman]

That is really cool Roadkill! I admire your creativity, and I’m going to apply some of that to flies I encounter here in Michigan.
Mike.

[Oenophileangler]

I still need to learn the meaning of sparse.

Dale

[Roadkill]

14s &16s ready for water...

RIMG9706 by William Lovelace, on Flickr