Soft Hackle Olive

Trout · GraylingFilm

Modernised partridge-and-olive. Subtle olive body, sparse soft hackle — an induced-take fly for the back end of a hatch.

Naturals it imitates

olive emerger

Typical zone & fishable range

usually

Surface

Film

Subsurface

Deep

Setup sensitivity: medium

How it's usually fished

Induced liftFilm
Drift under tension then gently lift the rod at the end of the swing to imitate an emerger ascending.
floating line6x tippet

Hook range#14–18

Size by condition

default range	14–16
low water	16–18

Similar flies

Included in packs

North-country spidersRiver nymph starterGrayling spidersSoft hackle & wetAlpine soft hackles & nymphs