Dark Olive

Published on Sep 12. 2026 - 2 hours ago
Updated or edited 2 hours ago

Materials Used:
Hook- Kamasan B175 size 14
Thread- Uni 8/0 Olive
Tail- Sooty olive cock hackle fibres
Body- Stripped peacock eye quill
Hackle- Sooty Olive cock hackle-
Wings- Paired wood duck

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