It’s usually about the end of April when Black Gnats begin to appear. Last year the 29th of April saw them swarming over rivers and streams in Cumbria. This season they’re a week or so late and not in any great numbers yet thanks to a chilly nor’easter which has pestered us for weeks now…bugger. These tiny terrestrials might appear humble to you and I, but the trout go potty for them. Fingers crossed a spell of warm weather is set to kick start them proper when their numbers should swelling to epic proportions. Paul~
~This plump trout couldn’t resist a CdC black gnat pattern~
~Despite the cold, another victim of a carefully presented dry fly~
