Black Gnat Flies - Dry Fly
Black Gnat
There are many natural flies covered by the generic term 'black gnat'. These are usually terrestrial flies of the Bibio species through some fly fishermen consider the water loving Emphid flies to be the only true Black Gnat. Regardless of preference this fly will be found in most fly fishermens fly boxes as it is deadly at times.
Black Gnat Flies - Fly Tying Dressing
For the more adventurous among you we have provided tying specifications for the Black Gnat fly pattern. Remember at The Essential Fly we sell the Black Gnat fly at incredible prices with a top quality fly and service to back it up. It is certainly worth tying the Black Gnat yourself to understand the pleasure of catching a fish with your own tied fly, however at the price we sell flies it is only worth tying one or two Black Gnat as your can spend more time fishing instead of tying flies - buy volume online with us.
| Hook Sizes | Dry Fly 12 to 16 |
| Silk Thread | Black |
| Tail | None (but sometimes it is given a tail to aid its floatability) |
| Body | Black silk |
| Rib | Silver wire |
| Hackle | Black cock |
| Wing | Starling or grey duck |
The Essential Fly Black Gnat Fishing Fly was last modified on 13/03/2023 12:16
Customer Reviews
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Customer Reviews for The Essential Fly Black Gnat Fishing Fly
28 June 2020 | Martin
Spot on very well tied and fast delivery
15 June 2019 | Stewart
A great fly pattern, looked well made, got a good hit on the first cast, but the fish got off. When I retrieved the fly, I observed that the hook bend had opened out.
I appreciate this can be a problem sometimes as hook size reduces, but I had hoped for a better quality at this premium cost, hence just three stars.
Thanks.
Response:
All our hooks are tied on top quality hooks, this can unfortunatly happen depending on how much force the fish puts into its bite.
29 May 2016 | Clifford
Well made and well packed.
21 March 2013 | David
Flies look good + can't wait to use them. Very impressed with the service.
13 August 2012 | Rachel
Neat good quality product. Box and labelled well on delivery. My mobile struggled to access the site properly, it kept jumping away from the boxes where i was trying to select flies.Brilliant service though would buy again as they are better quality than shop bought flies
13 August 2012 | Rachel
Neat good quality product. Box and labelled well on delivery. My mobile struggled to access the site properly, it kept jumping away from the boxes where i was trying to select flies.Brilliant service though would buy again as they are better quality than shop bought flies
Already used successfully.. 03 June 2012 | Thomas
Top quality, on time and already catching trout!
17 May 2010 | Colin
Just a note to thank you for the flies that I ordered - they arrived today and look splendid. Your service has been excellent with a good range of flies of the small size that I'm looking for, an easy to use website and rapid delivery. Pleasure buying from you - I will be back.
16 May 2010 | Dennis
EXCELLENT!
31 March 2010 | Chris
Top quality flies, very happy with my order will be shopping at essential again with confidence
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