Black Krystal Flash & Starling
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2025 12:14 pm
A little all black mayfly landed on my hand in midstream on the Crooked River earlier this week as I was changing flies. 
An all-black soft hackle caught the next fish, but I didn't have time to tie up a newer version that night. The next night was a tying session at the Fin & Fire that ronr invited me to attend. I had gone swimming in the Crooked that afternoon
due to some moss-covered and rolling rocks and Ron had provided a helping hand.
He also turned me on last year to the No Body Caenis that was the hot fly on the river again the day before.
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=11642
As I sat around at the tying session, I also pondered my new black Mayfly...
that I am tying today.
RIMG9700 by William Lovelace, on Flickr
Hook-Wholesale Fly Company M28 #14
Thread-UTC 70 Black
Body- 4 strands of twisted Black Krystal Flash coated with Sally Hansen's Hard As Nails
Tail & Hackle-Starling
A little smaller version might also work when the CR little black caddis is emerging.
An all-black soft hackle caught the next fish, but I didn't have time to tie up a newer version that night. The next night was a tying session at the Fin & Fire that ronr invited me to attend. I had gone swimming in the Crooked that afternoon
due to some moss-covered and rolling rocks and Ron had provided a helping hand. He also turned me on last year to the No Body Caenis that was the hot fly on the river again the day before.
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=11642
As I sat around at the tying session, I also pondered my new black Mayfly...
that I am tying today.
RIMG9700 by William Lovelace, on FlickrHook-Wholesale Fly Company M28 #14
Thread-UTC 70 Black
Body- 4 strands of twisted Black Krystal Flash coated with Sally Hansen's Hard As Nails
Tail & Hackle-Starling
A little smaller version might also work when the CR little black caddis is emerging.
