Albino Olive
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Fly: Hans Weilenmann, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann
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| Hook: |
Kamasan B175 #14 |
| Thread: |
Benecchi 12/0, olive |
| Tail: |
Dyed olive barred pintail barbs |
| Body: |
Guterman Holoshimmer silk, single strand |
| Underbody abdomen: |
Tying thread |
| Underbody thorax: |
Butts of tail barbs are wrapped around the shank to shape a slender thorax |
| Wing: |
Mallard quill slips |
| Hackle: |
Hen hackle, dyed medium olive |
Note: The body wraps are spaced to show the thread underbody ever so lightly, then start to open slightly more along the thorax area to allow the olive pintail barbs thorax to bleed through some.
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