Olive Killer (Variant)

I found this pattern surfing some of the different video venues on the internet at work this afternoon. Not sure who the originator is, but this pattern sure looks to be promising anywhere BWO's are present.  With so many shades of olive colored thread you are bound to find a close match to the natural in your area.  I've tied this pattern larger for the aesthetics of the SBS, but I normally tie and use sizes 16 nd 18.

Some of the changes I made were tying in olive colored mallard flank vice dyed wood duck, adding a dark copper wire ribbing in place of gold, and Midge Flash in peacock color for the legs instead of the thicker pearl Krystal Flash.

Materials:

Hook:  TMC 2499SPBL (or any curved nymph hook), sizes 10-20 (size 14 pictured)

Bead:  Choice (Pictured 11/0 amber with silver lining) (15/0 for sizes 16 and 18)

Thread:  Olive green UTC 70

Tail:  Dyed olive mallard flank

Ribbing:  Fine dark copper wire

Body:  Thread

Wing Case:  Dyed olive mallard flank

Thorax:  Ice Dubbing olive and black peacock mixed

Leg:  Midge Flash, peacock

Step 1:

Prep hook by adding bead.  Secure in vise.  Start thread behind bead and take a few wraps.

Step 2:

Select 12 to 15 dyed mallard flank fibers, align tips and remove from stem.  Tie in to the top of the hook.  Adjust length to approximately one hook gap length or a little longer.

Step 2a:

Cut away the shorter fibers (if any) or a few additional fibers to thin tail.  This also helps with tapering the body.

Step 2b:

With flat, even wraps of thread wind rearward to the position shown and return thread to thorax area.

Step 3:

Tie in ribbing to the far side of the hook shank.  Secure with flat, even wraps of thread rearward to the tail and return forward to thorax area- ideally building a taper in the process.

Step 4:

Make even segmented wraps forward with copper wire.

Step 5:

Pull wing case over the thorax area and secure with tight thread wraps.  Stopping position is just behind the hook point.

Step 6:

Dub an over-sized thorax.  Pull wing case over the thorax and secure with a few thight wraps. Remove butt ends.

Step 7:

Select one strand of Midge Flash and double it over.  Cut ends to an overall length of approximately 2 1/2 inches.  Secure with cross wraps (figure 8 wraps) of thread to top of the hook shank

Step 8:

Place a small drop of UV resin (preferably a thick formula) to the top of the wing case.

Step 9:

Apply a very small amount of dubbing in front of legs.  Whip finish.  Pull legs back alongside body and clip to length- about mid way from thorax to the end of the body.

Tight lines!