The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
Blue Wing Olive, PMD, Trico and 1 others
Easy - 3-5 Min
Coldwater
Substitutions on this small fly are limited, but there is one useful swap that is able to be made. Other than that one swap, holding true to the original recipe is the smartest move. You’llhave some fish in the net to prove it!
Tail: You can use a few Natural Pheasant Tail Fibers for the tail of this fly with no problem.
The most popular colors to tie this fly in are red and black. That doesn’t mean those are the only options though. Olive and purple would also be great body colors for this pattern. Having the right size on those tricky tailwaters this bug was designed for is really important, so keep a wide variety stocked up. You can also make a more flashy version by adding a flashback casing, or using midge krystal flash for the entirety of the casing, and wing, instead of the dun hackle fibers.
The realistic characteristics of this fly is what make it stand out when you’re fishing to large, picky tailwater fish. Sticking out to the fish is the most important part obviously, but it should be a welcome sight for the tier as well due to it’s simplicity. Not to mention the use of very common materials. You can sit down, and crank out multiple colors and sizes in just minuets. This is a sort of “guide style” fly, if you will. Stock up your tailwater box with some of these little dudes!
The Barr’s Micro Emerger is usually seen as a mayfly or midge imitation, but can also be a few other things. For that reason it’s a great search pattern if you’r unsure of the bugs in the water, but know that they’re small, and that the water is going to be technical. Fishing it in a nymph rig as your bottom fly will be the most productive, but make sure you have a heavy fly or some split shot on your line as well to get this small, light fly down into the zone.
| Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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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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| Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Region: West, Northwest, East, Southeast, Midwest
Midges Sizes: #14 - #26
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| Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Region: West, Northwest, East, Southeast, Midwest
PMD Sizes: #14 - #20
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| Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Region: West, Northwest
Trico Sizes: #18 - #26
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Region: East, Southeast, Midwest
Trico Sizes: #18 - #26
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