Black Pennell

Black Pennell

contributed by Martin Swain

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Materials

HookMustad 9671 2xl #8-#16 (10*)
ThreadUni 6/0 Black
TailGolden Pheasant Tippet fibres
BodyBlack Uni-Floss and Uni-Stretch, Uni-Yarn or Wool
RibFine Oval Silver Tinsel
HackleBlack Cock Hackle

Notes

A Scottish wet fly tied with a golden pheasant tippet tail, black body, oval silver tinsel rib and a black cock hackle collar. The author trolled it from a boat on a lake with a cheap rod, and it took the small trout that started his tying.

Published in February 2025 (Vol 58 No 2), page 15.