Blue winged olive

blue winged olive emerger

The blue-winged olives of fall are usually considerably smaller than those mayflies that hatch earlier in the year, so it pays to have imitations that are easy to tie on tiny hooks. In this . . .

Overcast or even snowy days in late fall can produce hatches of tiny blue-winged olives, but many tiers struggle with minuscule hooks. In this great video from Tightline Productions, Tim Flagler shows you how to create a slender, high-floating Baetis . . .

Materials needed: Hook: TMC 200R sizes #16-22 Any 2x or 3x long hook shank nymph hook can be used. Thread: UNI thread, light olive. Tail: Mallard flank feather dyed lemon. Body: Fine blue wing olive dubbing. Rib: Tippet. I am using 6x tippet for this size #18 hook. Wing case: Black goose biots over olive razor foam. Thorax: Fine blue wing olive dubbing. Legs: Mallard flank feather dyed lemon. Place your hook in your vice. Start your thread. Trim your thread, and wrap to the start of the hook…

Craig Mathews's Sparkle Dun needs no introduction, as its popularity across the country is well established. As winter begins to turn to spring, hatches of blue-winged olives offer some of the . . .

Blue Wing Olives are hatching now and are THE major hatch in winter. I discuss the bugs and provide pictures of real bugs and the imitations I use.

The Blue Wing Olive (BWO) Parachute is an effective fly for the dun. Here is the pattern sheet with pictures.

Here are a few favorite blue wing olive imitations I'm using to fill my fly box. These are cripples and emergers I use a lot.

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