Brown Gnat (from Favorite Flies and Their Histories - 1892 - by Mary Orvis Marbury)
14 days ago
5
as illustrated by Charles Orvis
Hook: gnat size (here #14)
Tag: gold tinsel
Body: brown chenille
Wings: brown dry fly hackle tips
Head cement recipe:
Goop
Xylene (epoxy thinnner)
Instructions:
Fill a quart jar half full with Xylene
Squeeze a tube of Goop into the Xylene
Shake until the Goop is dissolved; add Xylene to desired consistency
Apply with a pin or needle dipped in the liquid
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