The Black Pennell
The Black Pennell
H. Cholmondely-Pennell, Angler and Naturalist, tied this fly first, it goes
back a long way to about 1860, when it was an immediate success in Scottish
lakes. So it is a real traditional one for trout, and according to a well known
angler from the Owenea a very good one, because: if you can't get'em on
anything black and silver- give it up.
Actually you can't go completely wrong for brown or sea trout anywhere in the
North-West of Ireland with a Black Pennell on your cast.
For me it works especially well as a small point fly when black gnats or other
small midge type insects are on the water.
Hook sizes from 8 to 16; and materials should be used very sparsely, the hackle
fibres a good bit longer than in most other patterns to allow lots of
movement.
Materials:
Thread - black
Tag - oval silver, no more than tree turns
Tail - no more than five golden pheasant
tippets, slightly longer than usual
Body - black floss
Ribbing - oval silver
Hackle - black hen or cock, fibres slightly longer than hook; one turn
only
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Flies for Ireland
Hilariously funny, seriously, this is angling's answer to "Last Of The Summer
Wine"! .....Ray Robinson is a real life "Compo" who goes fishing with Dietrich
Bohnhorst.....I give it 10 out of 10.....a must have DVD for all the
family.
Roger Baker, Irish Angler Magazine
This DVD is a must for every fisherman who wants to learn the delicate art of
flytying.
The beautiful scenery enhances the pleasure of this film, as does the dry
humour of his eccentric English friend "the great Raymondo". Watch as they
tramp the landscape, dressed as if extras in Monty Python's Quest for the Holy
Grail, (which in a sense they are, in a fishy sort of way).
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Heavy Rain
Heavy rain coming doesn't mean that it isn't already raining; it was raining
for days, Edwin's remark was just a hint, meaning winds will strengthen, rains
becoming simultaneously more dense. We were packed in plastic, large peat-moss
bags, cut open on both ends, worn like skirts, from the armpits down to the
ankles. A waxed jacket on top; the right sleeve tied down with strong cord to
the wrist. The elastic sleeve bands built into these garments proved not strong
enough to keep the water out, because our right arms were almost constantly in
the air to work the flies properly from the drifting boat. It was sort of cosy,
really; heavy rain coming.
On Lough Melvin in early May, fishing the Invicta and Black Pennell; according
to Edwin's philosophy you don't need more: a rather light pattern and a dark
one, that's all you need to catch the trout of the North-West. ( Later he
should say the same thing to me about the salmon of the North-West. )
Heavy rain and heavy winds came and white foam bubbles drew straight white
lines across the lake. We fished our drift, everything dripping; I was
wondering how fish managed to take a fly in rough conditions like these right
out of the middle of a two foot wave. Edwin was bailing out water with an old
plastic can heavy rain coming he laughed, pointed out to the seven trout on the
middle bench but we didn't do bad at all and I hoped the day would never
end.
Later in the evening, in a pub in Kinlough we sat down by the fireplace,
chattering with the cold, so the publican brought in a portable gas heater, put
it right beside us. Heavy rain coming we sat there and laughed.
DEDICATION
In 1995 Dietrich Bohnhorst and Ray Robinson produced DEDICATION, a four part
movie, following two dedicated fly-fishers through various entertaining and
exciting expeditions on land and sea in the North-West of Ireland.
After DEDICATION was shown on European TV via French Station AB-Sat and in
North America via a cable network it became somewhat of an angler's cult
film.
All 107 minutes of DEDICATION are available for only €20 on DVD;
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