Evil olive

Evil olive

By Tim Flagler, TightlineVideos, submitted by Ham.

Description

The "Evil Olive" is a highly effective, small trout nymph pattern created by Tim Flagler around 2013-2014. It is a mashup of Higa’s SOS and a WD-40, designed to imitate Blue-Winged Olive (Baetis) nymphs, though it often acts as an attractor fly. It is known for being a simple yet deadly pattern in autumn

Tying Process

Hook size: 16–22 Start by sliding the bead onto the hook, then start your thread. Tie in small UTC gold wire. Follow thread wraps down the hook shank, securing the wire down to the middle of the hook bend. Tie in approximately 10 wood duck fibers at the bend. Secure them firmly, then wrap forward to the bead, building a smooth body. Taper the body slightly as you move forward. Wrap the gold wire forward in even spirals (about 7 wraps) to rib the body. Secure and trim the excess wire. Pull the wood duck fibers back so they extend about one bead width behind the bead and tie them down. Build a platform for the thorax, then create a small peacock prism dubbing noodle and form a small, tight dubbing ball on the hook. Tie in two strands of pearl crystal flash as legs or wings behind the bead using X-wraps. Pull the crystal flash back, then wrap over it again to force it rearward over the dubbing ball. Pull the wood duck fibers forward over the dubbing and crystal flash, then secure them. Whip finish. Trim and adjust the wood duck fibers as needed, then apply UV resin to the head to secure it and enhance the appearance of the fibers.

Materials

Hooks

Target species: Rainbow Trout

Fly types: Emerger