I was fishing back east over Memorial Day weekend in the mountains of West Virginia and not having much luck the first couple of hours. Then, I switched to a fly type that I only had one of and no sooner had it hit the water than I hooked about a 12- 14 inch rainbow (photo attached).
The fly was a black gnat with a bright red thorax and black tail. I only had one of these and the trout tore it up and I was busy taking his pic and lost him and the fly.
I know this is not a fly I was using on Putah Creek, but I can't identify it. I searched Cabela's, Big Y Fly Co, and JT's recommended site, I also stopped in to Leland Outfitters where I sometimes buy flies, and no one seems to have it for sale any longer or even know what it might be. I checked the Red Quill and that's not it, the Royal Coachmen (which I switched to, and had great luck with), and a type of Royal Humpy with red, and that's not it either.
So, does anyone have an idea, link or image that might help me find this fly?
I did a quick search but it's tough to say without actually seeing the fly. Did the fly have a red body (abdomen and thorax) or just a red thorax? I assume the fly had a black hackle. Is this the case? If so, was it wrapped just in the front (at the hackle position) or the whole length of the fly?
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JT, it was as you describe, all black, and just the thorax (right above the tail) was red. I don't know my fly tieing terminology very well - yet!! So, if you can picture a black gnat, and just the back wrapped portion ahead of the tail, and before the hackle, was red. Does that make sense??
