Olive Grunter

Published on Sep 10. 2026 - 1 days ago
Updated or edited 1 days ago

Materials Used:
Hook- Fulling Mill Short Shank special size 10
Thread- Uni 8/0 black
Wing- Three CDC plumes dyed blue dun
Tag- Medium opal mirage tinsel
Body- Hares ear dyed picric olive
Hackles- Brown English partridge and a dyed olive grizzle cock hackle

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Scott Jackson

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