Olive E.P. & Partridge Caddis

Olive E.P. & Partridge Caddis

Dry Fly

Tied By Brent Jones

Hook: Mustad R50-94840 size 16

Thread: Veevus 30 denier GSP

Bead:

Body Parts: tag, abdomen, rib, prop, underwing, wing, Over Wing, Over Wing, antenna, thorax, head 

Materials: 3 inch tag colored with a green sharpie, 5-7 strands of Olive E.P. Fiber palmered flat like floss, Use the colored tag to counter rib the abdomen, 50/50 blend of Olive & Dark Gray Hares Mask, Peacock Pearl Krystal Flash figure 8ed into a V off the sides of the lower wing, Olive deer hair : 25-30 hairs cleaned and stacked, Olive dyed Speckled Partridge, Highlander Green Golden Pheasant Crest, 2 strands of olive deer hair, 50/50 blend of Olive & Dark Gray Hares Mask, Thread colored green with sharpie

Notes:

Olive Dye Recipe 

1 1/2 cups of water steaming 

1 TBLS of distilled white vinegar 

1 TSP of RIT DYE : APPLE GREEN 

dye the feathers in the steaming mixture for 3-5 minutes