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What Does A Blue Winged Olive Imitate?

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baetis fly fishing tips Because Baetis mayflies are so often called blue-winged olives , some anglers try to imitate them with flies with blue wings and olive bodies This is one of the follies of common names. Is Blue Winged Olive a dry fly? This dry fly pattern is a simple must-have in the box … Read more

What Is A BWO Nymph?

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Baetis mayflies are known to fishermen as Blue-winged Olives or simply Olives They are first Ephemeropterans to hatch each season, emerging from late February into April. Another group emerges with Sulphurs and Green Drakes in late May. What color is a bwo nymph ? BWO nymphs have slender, tapered bodies which some fly fishers describe … Read more