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FIREY BROWN · Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 582 Location: belfast

The Black Pennell

another traditional pattern and a proven taker of fish all year round,,it is wet fly tied to represent midge and a pattern i feel that all anglers should have in their box,,,wild browns just seem to love it,,,,it can be tied in various sizes ie 10# 12# 14# 16#

hook: kamazan 10#
thread: black uni 6.0
rib: oval silver
Tag/Butt: oval silver
tail: golden pheasant tippet
body: black floss
head hackle: black hen

Step 1
run thread to the bend of the hook and
tie in silver rib

Step 2
make 2 or 3 touching turns of silver ribbing to
form the Tag/Butt

Step 3
take a pinch of Golden Pheasant Tippet and tie in behind
the Tag/Butt to form the tail

Step 4
take a length of Black Floss tie in and wind the thread
up towards the eye ,stopping a few milimeters before the eye

Step 5
wind on the black floss to form the body,,you should be aiming to
form a nice cigar shape body (not like mine hurridly done)
the rib should hide the blemishes lol

Step 6
wind on the rib making 4 or 5 evenly spaced turns

Step 7
in the next few steps i`ve tied in a COCK hackle and a HEN hackle
to show the difference in the effects they produce use one or the other
not BOTH,,i personally prefer a
HEN hackle but its up to you which one you choose
this is a COCK hackle,,tie this in and trim the waste

Step 8
here is the HEN hackle,,notice the difference,,the HEN hackle is
much shorter but the fibers of the feather are more densely packed yet
the HEN hackle is much much softer and gives more movement
below the water,,tie this in and trim the waste

Step 9
make 2 or 3 touching turns moving forward towards the eye
this is the effect you will have using a COCK hackle

Step 10
make 2 or 3 touching turns moving forward towards the eye
this is the effect you will have using a HEN hackle (my prefered choice)

Step 11
tie off and whip finish not forgetting to Varnish the head
you dont want all that good work to fall apart Laughing

The Finished Fly,,,ENJOY..... Very Happy

i hope this is of help to everyone
All comments and questions welcomed

Regards
FIREY BROWN

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adriany · Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 361

Brilliant step by steps mate keep them comming. Il try to do 1 this weekend on splitting my thread and dubbing.

FIREY BROWN · Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 582 Location: belfast