My best dry olive in 2005/6

I hope that there's not too many pics in this for you, but you would do far worst than to include it in your tying programme for 2007, tight lines.







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Just remember when you are tying it on the leader that you turn your back to the water, if not they may just take it out of your hand

[thewickedpickett]

looks a real killer. Could i be awkward and ask you to post a pattern for it?

[Tango51]

Thread is Primrose, tail is Grey Hackle, wing 3 CDC feathers each side,fur is 'mole', size 16 or 14 Tiemco hook, thread to show through the fur after dubbing

Nice one boss.

[Spider]

Gwilym, you legend !

I got one of your vids for Christmas last year and a fine effort it was too. I can hear Santa coming now !

Nice fly .......why do you tie the wings forward ? Is it something to do with how flies emerge ?

Thanks

[scotfly]

Nice one Gwilym, thank you
First of many I hope

[Highlander]

Nice to see someones "go to pattern" "successful" fly.
Pictures are pish though.
Tight Lines

[otter]

Originally Posted by Highlander

Pictures are pish though.
Tight Lines

Highlander, even if offered, please don't take St. Peters job. I would hate to know that I wouldn't have a chance of getting through the pearly gates if you were on duty.

[sage]

Hi Tango.

I bet this is one of Spy1 secret patterns that you were going to tell me about , for telling you what I caught mY 50 cm grayling on

Nice looking fly Gwilym, I will make a few of those and give them a try, when the river comes back to a fishable level, hows the Dee looking

[johntyzack]

Very nice indeed. Similar to something of my own which has been MY best olive for over a decade! Good olive'ing!
JT

Hi all, Sage ,Dee is a raging torrent at the moment, so there's time to tie flies and take the dog for a walk etc... Spider, yes they do break out of the shuck like this, the wings become quite splayed for a short period, possibly to dry them off, been watching them in a tank, for reasons unknown it works better than the F fly and shuttlecock on occassions, which vid have you got?, Highlander I hope you get to heaven, despite Otters view,I did not take the pics someone mailed them to me, but I will take some of interesting patterns and methods over the winter to share with you Scotfly, and thanks Tango for detailing the materials, I also use mouse instead of mole, catch them in a trap, then its a haircut job before I feed them to the Owl