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Olive Quill Nymph

Segmented quill nymph
Trout · GraylingSubsurface

Stripped peacock quill over an olive body — slim, segmented, and suggestive of the nymph ascending toward the surface to hatch. Dead-drift it through the glides where olives emerge, or lift it gently at the end of the drift to imitate that final rise through the film. On chalk streams during a hatch, it outperforms flashier nymphs consistently.

Naturals it imitates
olive upwing nymph or ascending emerger
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Hook range#14–18
Quick facts
Tying difficulty
Intermediate
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