New Page 2

GOLDEN OLIVE KATE MUDDLER

This months fly comes from Jimmy Millar from Edinburgh, Jimmy has been a regular contributor in Trout & Salmon magazine over the last few years and has created some superb variants based on traditional wet flies, this months pattern being just that.

HISTORY

Basically I wanted a muddled version of the standard Kate which had more of the reddish brown front end than could be achieved with normal coloured deer hair. I got a piece of your dyed WOI Golden Olive roe deer and this proved to be just the very colour that I was after for the pattern in mind.The golden olive partridge behind the head was added latterly and I think it helps bring out the colour of the deer hair even more. I normally use it in a size 10,always on the bob,in conjunction with intermediates or floating lines.As well as being a consistent pattern for wild brownies all over Scotland, it has also taken several Loch Lomond sea-trout since its conception two seasons ago.

THE DRESSING

GOLDEN OLIVE KATE MUDDLER

Hook Hayabusa 373 size 10
Body black seal, ribbed silver oval
Tag two turns flat silver
Tail GP Topping
Body Hackle Ballinderry Black Saddle
Shoulder Golden Olive partridge
Head WOIGO Deer Hair (Artifly)

Both the featured fly and the materials to tie it are available from ARTiFLY