Sylvester Nemes Blue Winged Olive Pattern

Tied this up for a Syl Nemes Memorial Swap on a soft hackle forum.

Hook: Daiichi 1100 size 20
Thread: Olive 12/0
Hackle: Medium Dun Hen
Body: Herl from a Grey Goose Quill Feather. I was out so I used herl from a Blue Eared Pheasant Quill.
Rib: Tag end of tying thread counter wound up the body.

This should fish well as an upstream soft hackle. It’s tied on a light wire hook to fish the top 12 inches or so of the water column.

REE

Good looking fly REE. I just like the looks of a well tied Soft Hackle. I have done very well during the BWO hatches this spring on some of the soft hackles you sent me last year. Now I am going to have to get the vise and tie a few up myself.
Ben.

Nice soft one REE !!!

PT/TB :stuck_out_tongue:

Beautiful fly, there REE!! And yes, they do fish well. Soft hackles are by far my go-to fly for those mountains we fish in … where ever they are … must be a senior moment that I just can’t quite remember the names of … :roll:

Very nice! I fish soft hackles probably more than dries or nymphs. I enjoy the feel of the take!!!

Beautiful fly REE… No one makes 'em better!

Great fly REE
I fish that pattern

wet

always a beautiful sight!! Great job. I think syl would be proud!!

Thanks for the kind comments everyone. It was indeed an honor to take part in a Syl Nemes Memorial Swap. I can’t think of anyone who did more for wet fly fishing in the US than Syl. Thanks to Donald Nicolson, I have been a dedicated soft hackle/flymph fanatic for several years. All those years as a dry fly or die type, I didn’t know what I was missing.

REE

Lovely fly Ron and I didnt know you are a dedicated soft hackle/flymph fanatic :slight_smile:

Nice fly Ron.

Now thats what i am talking about brother!

Very nice fly REE!

Thank you, Gents. Love tying the wee wets, and in this case wee is the operative word. Those size 20 hooks get more difficult to tie on as I age.

Gig, yup, Donald got to me several years ago, through FAOL. Made a wet fly guy out of me rather quickly after tying and fishing some of them. The fly was tied for the swap over on the IBF board.

REE

Great looking fly. Hope you and VEE are doing well

Warren

Warren,

Glad to see you. VEE lost her Mom a little while ago, but we’re doing pretty well. Getting over that takes time.

In the meantime we are hitting a few fly tying and fishing expos to demo some flies and getting in some fishing when we can.

Hope you and the family are doing well, and you are in a position that affords some time at home.

REE