Claret & Black Dabbler

Irish lough Dabbler

Trout · Sea troutSurface

A classic Irish Dabbler in claret and black — the Dabbler series uses a palmered hackle swept back and covered by a flat wing, creating a pattern that sits low and mobile.

Fish this when

Late spring and summer on the classic Irish loughs during sedge and olive hatches. On the bob of a drifting cast in a good wave, dibbled hard at the end of each drift.

Why it works

The Dabbler's flat-swept hackle creates a different silhouette from conventional palmered wets — it sits lower, moves differently, and draws fish that ignore ordinary wets.

Naturals it imitates