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Here is a preview of the fly I am tying for the Mark L. Swap . It is the Little Olive Dun as presented by Mark in his 2006 article for Global Fly Fisher titled "The Road to Wingless Wets"

Hook: Daiichi 1550 sz 16
Thread: Grey 14/0
Body: Olive embroidery floss (single strand)
Thorax: Muskrat
Hackle: Dun Hen

Lovely fly! I have a JoAnn's Fabric store about a mile from here, and have been hitting it very hard lately. If JoAnn only knew!

That is a "fabulous" fly!!!

Darin, this is a beautiful and faithful version of the fly. No doubt it has all the attributes you could want and should be very effective. That article is one of my favorites. Thanks for posting this.

I have sent cards of the original DMC 722 embroidery thread to lots of people and I finally made it back to stock up on what they had. If there is anyone who would like a card of the embroidery thread Mark used for the Lil Dorothy, please send me a note and I'll get it straight out. I suppose I should post this on the swap thread.

Beautifully tied and photographed.

Great tying and I love that hackle. Nice and delicate.

Yeah, I love that hackle too. It is from a Whiting American Hen Cape. Probably the nicest hen feathers I have found.

Darin

Sweet fly Darin.
Well tied, well photographed and presented, great work.

I don't know the original you mention but like the others said, it's a beautiful fly.