black gnat

American  

noun

Angling.

1. a type of artificial fly, used chiefly for trout and salmon.

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black gnat

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From Time Magazine Archive

A fly was ready fastened on the line, a black gnat, a little frayed but still hairy enough.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

The fish were not particular as to the fly, with the one exception of the black gnat, which they would not as much as look at.

From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by Senior, William

"I don't know what he'll take, but we'll try him first with a black gnat."

From The Black Fawn by Kjelgaard, James Arthur

The mosquitoes are very troublesome, and they have a companion not less so, a large black gnat which does not sting, but attacks the eyes in swarms.

From History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. by Allen, Paul