Greenwell's Glory & question for Davy

[Nymphmeister]

Davy-
I know the original dressing of this pattern uses wax to tint the tying thread (or was it floss?) to the proper shade/color. Is there a modern brand & color of thread or floss that comes in the proper color already? I'm looking for a good wet fly to imitate the BWO's hatching in the Fall, and this looks like a deadly one for me, and I know it has a strong track record of producing over the years.

Do you have other suggestions for wets/soft hackles/flymphs to imitate Olives? I'm guessing a tie on a #16-18 wet fly hook would probably be about right.

[Davyfly]

Get back with this in a day or so, real busy here with guests and the SOC FFF conclave here in town.
but, yes l have some good answers here.

DW

[Nymphmeister]

Anybody else have a wet fly, soft hackle, or flymph they would care to share for BWO's? I think I'm gonna tie up a simple flymph with dun hen tail, olive dubbed body, wire rib, and hen collar. Sound good? We will see what the ultimate critic thinks. No, not Davy, the trout!

[Soft-hackle]

I did not wish to post anything till Davy answered, however, since you asked for others to give samples, here's a few: I'm looking forward to Davy's answer as well.


Greenwell’s Flymph

Hook: Standard wet-fly, 12-16

Thread: Black or olive

Ribbing & Tag: Flat gold tinsel

Body: Olive yellow rabbit dubbed Leisenring style

Hackle: Greenwell’s hen, wrapped through the thorax

Thorax: Dark black-brown rabbit dubbed Leisenring style


Little Olive Flymph

Hook: Standard wet-fly, 14-18

Thread: Olive or gray

Ribbing & Tag: fine copper wire

Abdomen: Olive rabbit dubbed Leisenring style

Hackle: Gray Brahma Hen wound through the thorax. (Note: The hackle used had blue dun tips with a dark dun list, and was from Whiting.)

Thorax: Dark gray colored rabbit dubbed Leisenring style

http://www.flymphforum.com/phpBB3/vi....php?f=6&t=639

Mark

[Soft-hackle]

Nymphmeister,
I forgot to mention the famous Waterhen Bloa as a representative of Olive Duns. You can find dressing recipes online for this pattern.

Mark

[LopatNympher]

http://www.flyfishinghistory.com/greenwells_glory.htm

[Nymphmeister]

Mark-
Thanks so much for posting pix of those beautiful flies you tied. You definitely have an artist's eye, I can see it in your flies.

For those of you who don't know, Mark has a great site(s) on wets/soft-hackles/flymphs/spiders, just click on the link on the bottom of his posts to see it. Great stuff on there. And if you are getting into fishing wets, read his article "Wet Flies - Rediscovered"- it covers techniques & basic rigging, along with a short list of his favorite patterns with pix, pattern dressings & favorite sizes. It's as good a short piece on wet fly fishing as I've read, and will get you started in the right direction.

Click on this link to read Mark's excellent short piece I mentioned above:
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/feat...es/part402.php

[Soft-hackle]

Thanks, Nymphmeister. I've been fishing wets a long time, but I always learn more. I enjoy sharing with others on the subject of fly fishing.

Thanks again!
Mark

[Davyfly]

The Greenwell has been one of my flies of choice, this fly works equally well during a hatch of baetis as well as a general fish catching pattern , for the reason l believe it represents overall a drowned winged mayfly.
Its also a fly that has given me great days when fishing stillwaters.

My preference for this fly is for it to sport wings, l have used many different colors of Pearsalls thread for the body, and varied hackle shades, have to say l still favor furnace, all be it l have a version that uses a honey dun, which are not so easy to obtain today of the right shade.

Are you looking for a pattern l would chose for a BWO, of a similar design to the GWG.
If so l will post a pic of the patterns l use.

Davy.

[Fontinalis]

Heres a classic Blue Winged Olive wet fly that works well for me in the Catskills and NJ waters.


http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/q...killFly010.jpg