The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
Blue Wing Olive
Easy - 5-7 Min
Coldwater
This pattern was developed to be very natural, and has no flash or bead on purpose. To keep the realistic appearance this bug boasts, we stick to the recipe for the most part. A few substitutions of equivalent materials are available though.
Tail: Any Zelon equivalent, such as Antron in Olive, will get the job done.
Casing: Again, any Zelon equivalent, such as Antron in Olive, will get the job done.
The Pueblo Emerger is a specific blue winged olive imitation, but can imitate other similar mayfly species with just a change in color. Some of the popular colors schemes are brown, olive, and black. Having multiple sizes on hand will serve you well out on the river. Some people will want to add flash, or some type of bead to this fly. The original fly is specifically not tied with either of those things. If you’d like to change it up and add one, or both of those things, it could make for a pretty rad little fly.
Simplicity is the main attraction of this bug. Both on the vise, and in the water. Easy, and cheap to tie means that you should be able to fill up that baetis box for a fair price with time to spare. Those picky tailwater fish tend to agree with the simplicity as well. Well they don’t exactly agree, they just don’t know the difference between the fly and the real thing! The realistic proportions, and perfect segmentation that the midge tubing provides knocks this pattern out of the park.
If you’re dealing with some less than cooperative trout, this is one of the secret weapons you should have on hand. When the BWO’s are out this fly can wreak havoc on the fish. In a nymph rig you’ll want to be sure that a heavier fly, or split shot is in place to get this bug down in the water column. In a dry dropper rig this fly tends to catch those fish that are weary of eating on the surface.
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Region: West
Blue Wing Olive Sizes: #16 - #24
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Region: Northwest
Blue Wing Olive Sizes: #16 - #24
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Region: East
Blue Wing Olive Sizes: #16 - #24
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Region: Southeast
Blue Wing Olive Sizes: #16 - #24
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Region: Midwest
Blue Wing Olive Sizes: #16 - #24
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