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Olsen


Photo: Erling Olsen

Thread	:  Black Unithread 8/0
Hook	:  Mustad 94840 #  6 - 12
Tag	:  Four turns of the rib tinsel
Tail	:  Brown fibers from hen hackle
Body	:  Red seal fur at front end, yellow seal fur at the back (50/50)
Rib	:  Gold oval Veniard # 14 in wide turns	
Ving	:  Brown, from pheasant hen.
Hackle	:  Furnace hen

A Norwegian pattern recommended used, by ing. Th. Olsen, in the “hunt” for brown trout. Best in bad weather conditions. The Olsen fly are also a good fly for grayling.