Hook- Mustad 3906B, size 12
Thread - Sheer 14/0 Dark Brown
Tail/Abdomen - Olive Pheasant Tail
Rib - Amber Copper wire, Small
Thorax - 50% Rabbit fur in Olive, 50% Dark Olive Hares Mask
Collar - Dark Brown Indian Hen Cape, Speckled. If it were a dog I'd call it Brindle
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Hook- Mustad 3906B, size 12
Thread - Bennechi 12/0 Olive
Tail/Abdomen - Olive Pheasant Tail
Rib - Gold wire, Small
Thorax - Rabbit underfur, Olive in a Split Thread
Collar - Honey Dun Hen hackle
Olives work for me year round on the Freestone rivers. The thing I like about them, I don't need a fancy pattern to be successful. I have a lot of different Olive patterns in my fly boxes. They range from thread bodied flies to Midge tubing with a wire core. These patterns fall in between somewhere. I will start using them when the rivers start to dirty a bit. Perhaps they represent the big Green Drakes that are preparing to emerge in a few weeks to a few months (June to September), depending on the river. Perhaps they are just darn good attractor patterns.
I should tie some up with a Peacock thorax. That would be more traditional. We'll see.
