Olive wet fly

[Robert MacDonald-Lewis]

Taken a good bit of inspiration from the Stone Goat and Clan Goat for this fly, could be an Olive Goat I suppose.



Pattern:
Hook: FullingMill Heavyweight Comp Size 10
Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk White 18/0
Tail: Semperfli SemperFlash Guala & Red Blend
Rib: Gold Wire
Body: Vicuña Dubbing Welsh Gold
Body Hackles: Whiting Hen Dyed Yellow and Sooty Olive Wound Together
Collar Hackles: Dyed Olive Guinea Fowl Over WOIGO Hen Over Dyed Orange Guinea Fowl

[James Laraway]

Liking the flashy tails your doing these days. I think I'll follow suit...

[Robert MacDonald-Lewis]

Cheers James, With the cloaking collar hackles I think the effect should be a little more subtle in the water.

[Terry Coging]

Robert - that has got to be one of the 'fishiest' wet olives I've seen!
BTW it was a pleasure to meet you at the bffi show.
re Your entry for the mayfly contest -  for me and my assistant, it was the best entry, until closely challenged by 2 others.
Surprisingly BOC only placed one of the others in the first three! My remit was a little different to his though.
I would have posted pictures but lost my bloody camera and my ancient phone won't do closeups.

[James Laraway]

remind me where you get your hen hackles from ?

Cheers James, With the cloaking collar hackles I think the effect should be a little more subtle in the water.

[Robert MacDonald-Lewis]

Thanks Terry, very kind of you to say so. It was a pleasure to meet you too, and hear about and see your Wafting rods.


James, I get the Whiting red label hen capes from Premier Angling. The do some cracking dyed capes as well.