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gig wrote:They are all beauties William, if you need them tested in the Southern Hemisphere, I'm available

You got it, Gig. Just let me put together a few that meet the criteria a little better and you can put them to the test. I would appreciate that.

w

Okay, so following this first set of Tenkara flies, I feel like I made a couple of obvious (obvious now) changes. This moves closer to the more traditional flies, while maintaining it's fussy, Western attitude.

Black Gnat Kebari 1250, crow herl twisted with claret silk and black hen hackle.



And Hank wanted to see the first one wet, so I dunked this one...which only shows the tonal change of the silk, but it's something.



w

The twain have met! Really excellent, w.

Dub-ya, Howdy;

From my own (limited), experience with the Black Gnat,
you've accomplished alot just getting the thread and Crow hurl
together on the hook .
You've also made a great lookin' offering.
Thanks for the wet shot

hank

Thanks Bill, sometimes the twains just work out well.
Hank, thanks. The crow feathers are above average size. I bought another batch that is smaller, almost as small as magpie. The method I've adopted lately is to tie in a few herl fibers and tie in two lengths of silk and twist the herl with one length of silk, just a spin or two. This will make a less uniform rope when you add the second length and twist a couple more times. Shows more silk as well and makes the wrapping a faster less frustrating (breakage) process.

Oooo...great tip! I gotta try that. Thanks William.

William, this is a great sting. These Tenkara posts really blossomed while I was elsewhere, and now I'm having trouble catching up.
My Dad was addicted to black gnats, especially as a dropper fly. I love everything about these.

Lance

Dub-ya, Howdy;

What Ray said ... in spades.

hank

Those black gnats are very nice!