Still replenishing the standards and favourites for next season. Was down to my last one with this fella. The original was actually a shop-bought affair from before I started tying. Picked it up many moons ago from John Norris, on the way up to fish Loch Laidon, where it sorted a few nosy fish out, and has sorted a good few more out elsewhere since. Norris's had it down as a 'Golden Olive bumble', which is debatable, but not a million miles off. It was a lovely fly at any rate, with a rather tasty summer-terrestrial feel to the colouring, as well as being more than a little sedgey. One of those patterns that looks and works best on a 12 or 14.
Golden Olive Bumble (variant)
Hook: B175 size 10, 12 or 14.
Tail: GPtippets
Rib: Oval gold
Body: Seals fur mix: W.O.I golden olive, ginger, feiry brown
Body Hackles: 'Cocky' red game hen, and grizzle hen dyed ginger.
ShoulderHackle: Grizzle hen dyed 'Sliver Doctor blue'
Thread: Brown
G.O.B. Variant
SKB tackle supporter. I love Furled Leaders.
It was rude of me to assume that everyone knows what W.O.I. stands for 
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