Rhithrogena
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Good effort Tangled - an interesting thread 

Elwyman - I can certainly recall Brian Harris publicising the diawl bach in the old Angling magazine in the early 1970s...Seems like it may have originated in the 1950s:
As a kid my father being Welsh the little devil Diawl Bach he knew as a traditional Welsh fly that his father also used so we're back in the 50s at least.
Years ago ,a small Peter Ross was a fly used by some on Corrib at Duckfly time .Very good. You give a brief mention to traditional flies, such as Black Pennel. I'm sure there's a host of other traditional wet flies worthy of mention, many of which are still killer flies today. Blae and Black and Diawl Bach spring to mind. I probably catch more on Diawl Bachs than modern buzzer patterns.
Used to see this on Loch LevenI have heard it numerous times on Corrib - The Duckfly swarming over the Islands look like smoke - from a distance . Get close enough and you will hear the smoke 'Buzzing' .View attachment 30331View attachment 30332