black gnat

American  

noun

Angling.

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

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Example Sentences

Sirs: Royal coachman, black gnat, grizzly king, professor!

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 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

Is not the artificial black gnat imitative of the live black gnat?

From The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle by Bradford, Charles Barker

The "punkey," or "black-fly," as it is called, is a small, black gnat, about the size of a garden ant, and the bite of the insect often results very seriously.

From Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making by Gibson, William Hamilton