| Description and use |
The Black Marabou trout fly is a night-time fly
best used when conditions are very dark. Represents a bully or smelt
and is particularly effective in early summer around lake edges when
the smelt are in close to shore. Tied on size 2 to 8 size hooks. It
often is tied with a lumo body that will glow for a few minutes after
being exposed to light (eg a torch or flashlight) and so is very attractive
to trout on dark nights particularly when fishing still waters. |

Black Marabou
Art
of Fly Fishing Calendar, 1999
© Michael Scheele

Black Marabou Lumo
Art
of Fly Fishing Calendar, 2000
© Michael Scheele |