Small dry
CDC Olive (sz 16)
Lake and river medium-olive dun
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CDC olive dun at sz 16 for lake and medium olives — low-floating in the film.
Fish this when
Lake Olive hatches on stillwaters and Medium Olive hatches on slower river reaches through late spring and summer, cast to individual risers rather than blind-fished.
Why it works
Sized and coloured for the bulkier Lake and Medium Olives rather than the smaller Pale Watery types, the low CDC wing gives a close-range profile that survives inspection from a fish that's already committed to rising.
Naturals it imitates
Lake/medium Olive dun
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Quick facts
Tying difficulty
Intermediate