None of us had made inquiries into whether the blue-winged olive ... fly purists, but we will go out of our way to fish a dry fly. The one concession I sometimes make is to trail an emerger or ...

there’s a real good chance you’ll catch a Blue-Winged Olive hatch and a caddis hatch simultaneously. You could choose to fish a BWO fly or a caddis fly and hope you choose the right one ...

I’ll start with a size eighteen Caddis or a Blue Wing Olive. If the pool is shallow I’ll just go with the dry fly which rides the top water. If the pool is a little deeper I may drop a size twenty ...

Blue-winged kookaburra Photo Credit: Pexels Blue animals are more common than we think- and each one is amazing in its own way. Photo Credit: Pexels Big cat species around the world Photo Credit ...

olive-olive — you name it. You can use the base pattern of an Adams fly to tie a very common fly in the spring called the Blue-Winged Olive, which attracts lots of fish. You can even give these ...

On such days, these are the nymph patterns that I like to have in my fly box. If you find yourself predominantly fishing fast water, tie on a Perdigon. Its tungsten bead gives it the necessary ...

Black, red, and olive are top colors, but don’t be afraid to try purple or blue ... larger nymph (or two) or under a dry fly. The Hare’s Ear is a classic sub-surface pattern.

Fly fishers were using balanced leeches, chironomids and egg patterns ... PT nymphs, gold ribbed hares ears, and copper Johns. On warmer cloudy afternoons, BWO (Blue Wing Olive) emergers and ...

The Fly Shop in Redding ... There has been a great Blue Wing Olive hatch mid-day through the evenings, some late-season PMDs as well. The BP Weiss nymph, Zebra Midges in #16 & 18, #18 Olive ...

The Fly Shop in Redding reported ... The late September Blue Wing Olive emergences have begun making afternoons super productive. The BP Weiss nymph, Zebra Midges in #16 & 18, #18 Olive Hotspots ...

Anglers that venture out on overcast days will garner more activity with mayfly patterns. The bugs appear ... amongst the glare and surface turmoil. Blue Wing Olive mayflies hold a prominent position ...