Guide
IllustrationSooty Olive
Wet fly#10–12dark olive / blackBest: Mar–May
When to use
Traditional Sooty Olive — duckfly pattern, soft hackle.
Imitates
Duckfly pupa and dark olives
Team position
Point or middle dropper on a traditional team.
Best methods
Loch styleFigure-of-eight
Dressing
- Hook
- wet fly, #10-12
- Thread
- black
- Tail
- golden pheasant tippets
- Body
- sooty-olive seal's fur
- Rib
- fine oval gold
- Hackle
- dark olive or black cock
- Wing
- bronze mallard
A western-lough duckfly classic.
Pairs with
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