Dry fly
Lake Olive
TroutSurface
A stillwater olive pattern — soft hackle, thin body, designed for the emerger rather than the adult. Used on Irish and Scottish lochs where olivaceous duns are a summer staple.
Fish this when
Summer on Irish and Scottish lochs during olive hatches. Fish it under the rise on a long leader, or as a top dropper on a drifting cast.
Why it works
Lake olives emerge in vast numbers on the big Irish loughs. A pattern that imitates the emerger works longer than one trying to match the adult.
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
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