Simply Black

Simply Black

contributed by Jock Miller

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Materials

HookStealth Barbless Dry Fly #12
ThreadUTC 70 Black
BodyWapsi Antron Sparkle Dubbing Black Gnat
HackleChinese Neck Hackle Black

Notes

A simple black dry fly tied to imitate the black flies and mosquitoes found around campsites. Jock Miller caught trout on it at Peter Hope Lake when the fishing was slow, and it worked whether fished on the surface or partly submerged.

Published in February 2024 (Vol 57 No 2), page 13.