As you all know "The Lifter" is a favorite of mine and many clients go to dry pattern for searching the water and covering rising fish. However there are many times when the fish get locked onto small uprights.
A key trigger is often the wing appearing in the trouts window ( Check out Vince Marinaro
"The Ring of the Rise" which has been a major influence on my dry fly fishing )
So here we have it.. ..my "Perfect Olive" or "Stuie's Olive" even though my good pal Charles Jardine did credit it to another good fishing pal Stuart Crofts its definitely mine !! Ha Ha..
I have been tying and using this fly for 20 years to great effect and it really does stand the test of time. It' is simple and quick to tie (like most great flies) and follows the trout's hierarchical selection criteria I use when choosing and matching the hatch:
- Size
- Shape /Profile (inc weight for nymphs)
- Colour
Stuie's Perfect Olive 
Thanks to Sean Cutting for the above image which was published in his "tried and trusted patterns" series
A fanatical fly fisherman and licensed coach who has been lucky to have fished with some great fishermen in many fantastic places around the world.
The North of England and Scottish Borders are very special places and have some beautiful and fantastic waters to fly fish.
I'm still learning the craft after more than 40years and I hope the flyfishing journey will never end.
Fly Fishing Bio:
1967 first perch on a worm
1999 England International;
2002 CEFF Chairman
2006 Team England Rivers Manager;
2010 Commonwealth Team Silver Medal (Wales)
2011 Started The Durham Fly Fishing Company;
2012 Commonwealth Team Silver Medal (Tasmania);
2012 Appointed Head Coach to the Angling Trust/ADB Talent Pathway Programme;
2014 Commonwealth Team Silver Medal (England);
2014 Launch of www.flyfishingvideoguide.com
2016 Commonwealth Team Member in Canada
2018 Commonwealth Team Member in Northern Ireland
