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Olive Dry & Nymph Flies - Upwinged Fly Patterns For The Ephemeroptera Family

Often confusing, Olives are a generic name for a range of flies in the Ephemeroptera family. This range incorporates flies usually found on rivers including Large Dark Olive (Baetis rhodani), Medium Olive (Baetis vernus; Baetis tenax), Blue Winged Olive & Sherry Spinner (Ephemerella ignita) and Small Dark Olive (Baetis scambus) and flies found on stillwaters including Lake Olives (Cloeon simile) found on large stillwarters & lakes and Pond Olive (Clieon dipterum) found on ponds.

River Olive Upright Hatches

Pond & Lake Olive Hatches

Fishing With Olive Dry Flies

As  with all dry fly fishing for trout and grayling presentation is critical, use lightweight floating flylines, a 2 to 5 weight is usually the maximum required with a tapered leader to turn the fly over and enable it to land neatly. Use floatants, try Gink as a floatant unless it is a CDC fly as Gink blocks the fibres. You are better to use Semperfli Desert Dust Dessicant which dries the CDC for re-casting.

 

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The Essential Fly Loopwing Blue Wing Olive Emerger Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Loopwing Blue Wing Olive Emerger Fishing Fly
£1.25

Fly Size 16, 18

The Essential Fly Dark Olive Dun Dry Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Dark Olive Dun Dry Fishing Fly
£1.25
(1)

Fly Size 14, 16

Caledonia
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Caledonia Flies Olive Dun Winged Dry Barbless #16 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Olive Dun Winged Dry Barbless #16 Fishing Fly
£1.75
The Essential Fly Barbless Upwing Olive Cdc Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Barbless Upwing Olive Cdc Fishing Fly
£1.50
(1)

Available in Fly Size(s)
14, 16, 18

The Essential Fly Loopwing Pale Morning Dun Emerger Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Loopwing Pale Morning Dun Emerger Fishing Fly
£1.25
(1)

Fly Size 16, 18

The Essential Fly Shuttlecock Olive Cdc Emerger Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Shuttlecock Olive Cdc Emerger Fishing Fly
£1.25
(1)

Fly Size 14

The Essential Fly Barbless Hi Vis Black Gnat Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Barbless Hi Vis Black Gnat Fishing Fly
£1.50

Fly Size 16

The Essential Fly Dark Olive Dun Wet Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Dark Olive Dun Wet Fishing Fly
£1.00

Fly Size 12

Caledonia
Fly
Caledonia Flies August Stillwater Dry Collection Fishing Fly Assortment
Caledonia Flies August Stillwater Dry Collection Fishing Fly Assortment
£16.40
£18.80
Caledonia
Fly
Caledonia Flies Barbless July River Dry Collection Fishing Fly Assortment
Caledonia Flies Barbless July River Dry Collection Fishing Fly Assortment
£16.60
£19.00
Caledonia
Fly
Caledonia Flies Barbless Olives Collection #14-16 Fishing Fly Assortment
£14.99
£16.80
Caledonia
Fly
Caledonia Flies Olive Dun Winged Dry Barbless #14 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Olive Dun Winged Dry Barbless #14 Fishing Fly
£1.75
The Essential Fly Medium Olive Dun Dry Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Medium Olive Dun Dry Fishing Fly
£1.25

Fly Size 14

Caledonia
Fly
Caledonia Flies Barbless June River Dry Collection Fishing Fly Assortment
Caledonia Flies Barbless June River Dry Collection Fishing Fly Assortment
£16.40
£18.80
Caledonia
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Caledonia Flies Barbless May River Dry Collection Fishing Fly Assortment
Caledonia Flies Barbless May River Dry Collection Fishing Fly Assortment
£16.80
£19.20
Caledonia
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Caledonia Flies Smutting Olive Winged Dry #16 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Smutting Olive Winged Dry #16 Fishing Fly
£1.75
The Essential Fly Barbless Universal Dry All Rounder Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Barbless Universal Dry All Rounder Fishing Fly
£1.50

Fly Size 16, 18, 20

The Essential Fly Blue Upright Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Blue Upright Fishing Fly
£1.50
(3)

Available in Fly Size(s)
12, 14, 16, 18

The Essential Fly Dry Male Damsel Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Dry Male Damsel Fishing Fly
£1.25

Fly Size 10

The Essential Fly Greenwell Dry (Without Wings) Fishing Fly
£1.50
(1)

Available in Fly Size(s)
14, 16, 18, 20.

The Essential Fly Klinkhammer Blue Winged Olive Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Klinkhammer Blue Winged Olive Fishing Fly
£1.25
(1)

Fly Size 14, 16

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