Tying a CDC Little Olive Stone

I shared this fly about a month ago and decided to create a video tying a CDC Little Olive Stone. The fly imitates the size 16 and 18 stoneflies we’ve seen on the streamside vegetation and flitting on the water.

CDC Little Olive Stone Flies | www.johnkreft.com

You might mistake them for Caddis, because they fly in a similar manner, but capture one and you’ll see the tell-tale sign of a Stonefly with the wings flat accros its back.

Little Olive Stones on Metolius River | www.johnkreft.com

Several fish have risen to this fly. I love the segmentation a turkey biot provides and the CDC silhouette looks like wings moving. You could also use stripped peacock herl for the fly, but I prefer the turkey biot as I can select smaller sizes for the body.

I decided to create a video demonstrating how I tie the CDC Little Olive Stone.

Be sure to follow my RiverKeeper Flies YouTube channel as I’ll publish another video soon demontrating how I tie an Upright Biot Body Dun.

Upright Biot Body Dun | www.johnkreft.com

The impetus for this fly is the Flav hatch and fish ignoring my other offers.

Olive Dun | www.johnkreft.com

Enjoy…go fish!

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