Another Olive Bloa

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Another Olive Bloa

Post by tie2fish » Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:53 am

This was tied with the same basic materials as the previous post, but using a slightly smaller hackle and different lighting during the photography. I like this one better.

Hook: Daiichi 1640, #16
Thread: Pearsall's Gossamer, primrose
Hackle: Upper wing covert from French partridge
Body: Well waxed thread dubbed with mix of dark hare's ear and olive-green seal

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Re: Another Olive Bloa

Post by willowhead » Tue Mar 15, 2011 2:47 pm

yeah, i'm not much for that greenish piss yellow lighted background in the other pic.....this is much nicer.....great tye. ;)
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Re: Another Olive Bloa

Post by michaelgmcgraw » Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:30 pm

I like both flies,but this background makes it
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Re: Another Olive Bloa

Post by Otter » Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:52 am

Good looking pattern.
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Re: Another Olive Bloa

Post by William Anderson » Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:56 am

I like this one better too. It's really very simplistic of me to say, because fishing each of these won't make any difference between flies, but I like the proportion and "look" of this one - photogenecly and generally. Beautfully tied.

Now I need a french partridge. I swear I am really trying to cull my collection down. But I just NEED so much. (huge smiley). I love materials. and hooks. and tools. I have a problem. Isn't that the first step to recovery?

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Re: Another Olive Bloa

Post by hankaye » Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:24 am

tie2fish, Howdy;

I'm inclined to favor this one myself. Which one the trout or other fish may favor is up to them ...........
Please let us know after you've fished'em both. Kinda like an experiment. Do the one's that the fisherfolk prefer
catch more or the one's the fisherfolk don't. Please attempt to emulate the same amount of enthueasism for both
...................to make it fair.
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Re: Another Olive Bloa

Post by DNicolson » Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:41 am

A very nice spider, the french partridge wings are a much under-rated source of hackles.
Using a water-proof felt tip pen, you can get some very interesting shades on the hackles.
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