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Connemara Black
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Connemara Black

  • Hooks: Down-eyed wet fly sizes 6, 8, 10, 12
  • Tail: Golden pheasant crest
  • Body: Black seal’s fur or substitute
  • Rib: Fine round silver tinsel or wire
  • Hackle: Blue jay tied as a beard
  • Wing: Bronze mallard
  • Head: Black tying silk and clear varnish
  • Notes
    • A useful addition to any angler’s fly box. Hailing from Ireland as the name suggests, this fly is equally at home taking trout, sea trout and salmon.
    • On the larger patterns, you can palmer a black cock or hen hackle down the body. You can also add a hackle of black hen at the head prior to adding the blue jay.