Olive Usual

Olive Usual

Fly: Steve Williams, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann
Hook:	Orvis standard dryfly-#16
Thread/head:	Danville's 6/0-Olive
Wing:	A clump of snowshoe hare's foot hair, stained grey with a Pantone marker
Tail:	Another, but shorter, clump of snowshoe hare's foot hair, stained brown or grey with a Pantone marker
Body:	Dubbed with a scruffy blend of fox and rabbit fur, dyed olive
This fly is based on the original Usual tied by Francis Betters of New York. The original is a fine fly, but somewhat limited because of it's mono-tone grey/brown color. I tye this in a neater, trimmer style than the original and choose colors for the body and wing that match any number of mayfly hatches. The character remains faithful to the original. Over the past 8 years or so, "Usuals" have become my dryfly of first choice for mayfly hatches.
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