Little Olives

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This is my go-to standard dry pattern the last couple of years for Olives. I skip the wing and use Badger hackle. The results have been very pleasant.

Hook: #18 Standard Dry
Thread: Olive 8/0
Tail: Medium CDL
Abdomen: Olive Turkey Biot
Thorax: Peacock Herl (single strand)
Hackle: Badger