Fly Tying Demo: Carl Pennington

As a young adult after fishing for many years with friends and family Carl decided to teach himself to tie flies to save a little money. Armed with a Thompson Model-A vice and basic tools and materials Carl got started on what would become a life long pursuit of knowledge and skill in the art of fly tying. Twenty years and thousands of flies later he realized that he wasn’t saving any money but had developed a love for tying flies for trout. Fly tying has been a passion of Carl's and has grown in recent years with his appreciation for Colorado and all the great fishing waters it holds. Carl doesn’t travel much and may never fish anywhere else which is fine by him.

Carl would say his signature patterns are those that require the most attention to detail and purporting such as the pheasant tail, biot emergers and parachute dry flies. He is a bit of a perfectionist when comes to the size and profile due to many years of fishing Colorado tail waters and the tiny flies they require.

Just recently two of Carl's fly patterns have been picked up by Montana Fly Co. He is also a staff designer for Deer Creek Flies in the UK.

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