Blue winged olive

Spring is a time of rebirth. It’s a season when those first rays of sunlight start shining through winter’s gray clouds calling all the tender new spring grasses and flowers to push their way up through the dirt to add a little color to the landscape. Baby animals are being born, birds are returning from their southern sojourns, and no doubt somewhere, a little ballon man is whistling far and wee. It’s just a special and magical period for everyone, but perhaps no one enjoys the coming of…

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 . . .

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 . . .

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 . . .

Broder Fly Fishing on Instagram: "The Blue Winged Olive or "BWO" is a staple of fly fishing. Check out this simplified lifecycle guide and comment “BWO” for access to a free chart that will help teach out about how to effectively fish these hatches and catch more trout."

Fly Tying instructional video for the Last Chance Cripple fly pattern by Rene Harrop. Tied by Hans Stephenson of Dakota Angler & Outfitter.

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Blue Wing Olive

Over the past 20 odd years, the WD-40 nymph has rose to prominence as one of the most effective flies for catching midge and blue winged olive eating trout.

Here's a great fly pattern that comes from the youth movement in fly fishing—specifically from two members of the US Youth Fly Fishing Team, Hunter Hoffler and Doug Freeman. Freeman showed the fly to author and blogger Matt Grobert, who demonstrates it here. What sets this fly apart is. . .

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Starling and Pheasant Blue Winged Olive Soft Hackle - Fly Fish Food -- Fly Tying and Fly Fishing

UPDATE: Pat's new fly patterns are going FAST! There is a very limited quantity left, but don't worry -- we have more on order that will arrive in the next couple days. Thanks for your support and patience! Pat Dorsey's newest fly patterns are finally in The Blue Quill Angler's fly bins. These three patterns – Pat’s Midge, a Top Secret Baetis and a Soft Hackle Mercury Pheasant Tail – all have been tried and tested by Dorsey on Colorado's finicky tailwater trout. Add these patterns to your…

Hi, Preparing for April fishing trip. Tying some dry fly patterns for the Blue Winged Olives. Also tying some BWO soft hackles. This one is a size 16. Also a March Brown Soft Hackle:

The Green River tailwaters are a popular destination among anglers and recreationists alike during summer, but they are less-trafficked during colder months. If you’re not the type to balk at a little snow on the banks, springtime fishing on the Green . . .

Hendrickson season here on the east coast. As I have found, trout do not always go for the adults on the surface especially early in the season and emerging patterns are more effective. I like to cast down stream, just below the surface. A tip I received was to grease up the fly with floatant like a dry fly as fish become more active and begin to target the surface. Get out there! Hook: BWO 3769, Tiemco TMC 3769 or Mustad 3906B Size 14-16 Thread: 6/0 or 8/0 rusty brown. I used Danvillle 6/0…

Blue WInged Olive - (BWO)