I forgot to mention black, so don't think I omitted it for a reason.

The chartreuse ones I tie have a black or olive tail and black or olive palmered hackle. The guy who gave me that pattern liked to have colors contrasting the body color. He thought it added to the "fish attactiveness".

All I know is the first time I tried his fly, the fish pounded it for a whole 4 days. Eventually it was down to the body... and a straggly tail, hackle got ripped off.
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