Tied by Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions.
Here author fly tyer and blogger Matt Grobert ties a blue winged olive quill nymph with a bright orange hot spot. He was introduced to the fly by Doug Freeman, a friend and member of the U.S. Youth Fly Fishing Team. It's Doug's version of a Hunter Hoffler pattern.
Materials
Hook: Barbless dry-fly hook, size 16.
Bead: Tungsten bead, 2mm, silver.
Thread: 6/0, fire orange.
Tail: Medium Pardo Coq de Leon, sparse.
Abdomen: Peacock quill, Golden olive, stripped.
Collar/thorax: Squirrel dubbing, dark brown.
Hot Spot: Tying thread.
Note: There are two distinct lines of Coq de Leon. โPardo,โ or the brown line, features feathers that are marked with fine speckling
