Overcast or even snowy days in late fall can produce hatches of tiny blue-winged olives, but many tiers struggle with minuscule hooks. In this great video from Tightline Productionshttps://www.youtube.com/@tightlinevideo, Tim Flagler shows you how to create a slender, high-floating Baetis imitation that’s actually quite simple. Using specific materials that work well in small sizes, he walks you through the steps, offering helpful tips along the way. Of course, once you’ve mastered the pattern, you can tie it in a variety of colors to match many different mayflies.
Blue-Winged Olive
Hook: Barbless dry-fly hook (here a Fulling Mill 5050), sizes 18-24.
Thread: Olive-dun Semperfli Classic Waxed, 12/0.
Tail: Medium-pardo coq de Leon fibers.
Wing: Light dun Fulling Mill Ultra Dry Yarn.
Abdomen: Olive kapok dubbing.
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