Shade of olive for Baetis imitation

[jonathan27]

What shade of olive do you all recommend for tying a baetis nymph immitation?
Plain olive, dark olive, light olive, golden olive?????

Thanks

Jonathan

[jonnied17-2008]

baetis nymphs to me usually look a light grey olive, atleast the ones that I have seen. Best thing to do is have a root around at your chosen spot and see what colour they are in the flesh, although I think getting the size and proportion right will help you much more.

[troutbumnathan]

it can vary from river too river but i like light olives light creamy olives and atleast one with a good dark blend in the pattern
hope this helps

[dabchick]

G.E.M.Skues liked to use Condor herl for this, sometimes natural, sometimes picric dyed.

Hard to get now.

[mancfly]

Ah, peace from the frantic posts of dabblers, snatchers, bumbles, dibblers and buzzers etc! Thank you!
Can't help much, but i think the advice given above seems sound, grey olive as a useful starter, maybe a hares ear blend to mix?

[Buzz]

What colour is Sawyers PTN or a GRHE?
Both catch a power of fish, probably more so than realistic copies.
Go to the Entomology section and look for yourself, i reckon very pale olive for the natural .......not that i use it.