Blue winged olive

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 . . .

The Leisenring Spider is the quintessential flymph pattern. The pattern can be found most easily in the Sports Illustrated Book of Wet-Fly Fishing where Pete Hidy notes " is a good fly throughout...

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

Here you will find a list of our top rated Blue Winged Olive fly patterns for trout in Montana. Our fly selection is one of the largest in the country.

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."

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.

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 . . .

Emerger: Blue-Winged-Olive (BWO) Barr Style Emerger Hook: Scud Hook, sizes 16 to 24 Abdomen: Brown/Olive dubbing Thorax: Gray/Olive Dubbing Tail: Brown Spade Hackle Fibers Wingcase: Dun Hackle Fibe…