Olives. DTAA member Mark McAllister says that Olives are showing on the Tourmakeady shore this time of year and he’s had success with his friend and clubmate, Nessan Kelly’s Olives.

When asked, Nessan emphasised that these were not “his” olives, they were tied after Dennis Moss’s pattern, the Dark Olive Midge page 57 of Trout from a Boat. Size 12 wet,. Nessan mixes some yellow partridge into the red game hackle fibres for tail, rest as per pattern, with Veniards olive seal fur sub main body and thorax dark olive sparkle dubbing,. Big thanks to Nessan for sharing this pattern and these pictures. Tight lines (for whenever we can get back on the water!).