Black gnat

[JohnP]

Here is a black gnat I tied from the recipe in "The Art of Tying the Wet Fly."
I substituted black dyed pheasant tail for the crow specified in the book, with starling hackle and scarlet silk thread.

[DUBBN]

I know some one that's getting good with the macro! Even better with the patterns they are tieing! Great job John!!!

[Mataura mayfly]

Sweet fly John. One that would fish very well here with our dark small mayfly nymphs.
Nice work on the photography, excellent tying.
Finding old dressings in older books is a fun way of testing the old grey matter, often there is a written pattern and no colour plate for reference.

[hankaye]

JohnP, Howdy;

Attempted to tye some of those for a swap a while back,...
Starling isn't easy to work with and you've done a very good job with it!
Your photo skills are also doing better with each effort ...

hank

[JohnP]

Thanks fellas. I built a photo box, but I can see my focus was soft on this fly. Still working the bugs out.

[DUBBN]

Thanks fellas. I built a photo box, but I can see my focus was soft on this fly. Still working the bugs out.

Most Newlyweds are "out of focus".

[newriverspey]

Great fly! I happen to be reading that book now along with Trout Diaries. Thanks for sharing.

[William Anderson]

John, the pheasant looks great on this one. It's one of my all time favorites. Nice shot. Thanks for posting this.

[Old Hat]

Thanks fellas. I built a photo box, but I can see my focus was soft on this fly. Still working the bugs out.

Most Newlyweds are "out of focus".

Great tying and photo work John. Very good. I normally do the same material sub with the pheasant. A very productive pattern.

[tie2fish]

A really nice fly, JohnP. Your hackling job is super.