BASALT – Autumn often yields some of the best dry-fly fishing of the entire year.Blue-wing olives are one of the few mayfly species that hatches bi-annually, during both spring and fall. For most ...

Before the adult blue-winged olive mayfly duns are seen floating on the surface, fly fishers can use nymph patterns below the surface. A simple setup with the fly at the end of the tippet ...

But if you look closely enough you’ll see the slow rise and long tail of blue wing olive mayflies lifting ... drown and require repeated dry fly dressing or shake to keep them on the surface. Flies to ...

Although I do carry some beadhead blue-winged olive emerger fly patterns, I prefer most of my nymph emergers to be unweighted. I think the unweighted nymphs tend to well up in the current in a way ...

These bugs mark the beginning of "dry fly season" across ... the most effective mayfly patterns in the world. While spring is often dominated by the blue-winged olive mayfly, PMDs can also be ...

We see adults in hues pink through yellow, and the nymphs are typically rusty red in color. I consider these bugs the “medium” sized mayflies we encounter, compared to tiny blue winged olives ... If I ...

He suggested a small blue-wing olive nymph or emerger pattern for the dropper – a No. 18 or 20 RS ... according to Kirk Webb at Taylor Creek Fly Shop. The afternoons, from about noon to 4 p.m., are ...

Mayflies are the epitome of stream fly ... nymphs, emergers and duns are constantly visible and are often a preferred food of trout. Another interesting characteristic about the blue-wing olive ...

Tied with peacock, it is suggestive of a blue-winged olive nymph. Tie it with light cahill body dubbing to suggest lighter colored nymphs. Try this pattern in tandem with a Brassie or a Copper John.

Many nymph fishermen imitate the blue-winged olive nymph with fly patterns like the pheasant tail nymph, gold-ribbed hare’s ear, quill nymph, Baetis nymph, Downey wonder nymph, and Juju Baetis ...