The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
Midges, Blue Wing Olive 
Medium - 3-5 Min 
Coldwater Mixing and matching colors allows you to get a bunch of different small fly imitations here, but for the most part your imitating the following with the following colors:
Small dry flies are tough to tie, but this one is very basic and once you master the steps you can get it down and really get them looking good. Take time to get the steps right and make sure it looks good before going to the next step only making thread wraps when you need to. When 2 wraps will do, don’t do three out of habit, small and sparse is the way to make this fly work.
This fly is low riding in the water and is insanely good during a midge or early/late season BWO hatch. It’s one of my top flies and it’s very low maintenance for a small dry fly. Re-dusting it is a part of any small dry fly fishing, but the foam really helps keep it afloat.
When fish are feeding on midges or small blue wing olives, making this the 2nd fly in a two-fly dry fly set up is a great option. I love a griffiths gnat or renegade up front because it’s easy to see and still fools trout during these hatches, and then this guy trailed about 24-36 inches behind really does the job well. 6x is almost a must on this pattern both to help it drift well and to thread the eye when tied in the 20 – 24 range you typically see it in.
| Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Region: West Blue Wing OliveSizes: #16 - #24 | ||||||||||||
Region: Northwest Blue Wing OliveSizes: #16 - #24 | ||||||||||||
Region: East Blue Wing OliveSizes: #16 - #24 | ||||||||||||
Region: Southeast Blue Wing OliveSizes: #16 - #24 | ||||||||||||
Region: Midwest Blue Wing OliveSizes: #16 - #24 |
| Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Region: West, Northwest, East, Southeast, Midwest MidgesSizes: #14 - #26 |
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