Blue Winged Olive

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Re: Blue Winged Olive

Post by Bazzer69 » Sat Feb 23, 2019 11:04 am

Mike62 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 23, 2019 7:40 am
Bazzer69 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 7:59 pm In Britain it’s not unknown to take a pub break for a pint or two and then have a bit of a kip next to the water you intend to fish later in the day. Now that’s what I call civilized fishing
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A two pint respite? Nice! I like your style. After the second pint I'd be happy chucking a bass plug. Drowning a couple of cans (they're lighter to pack out than glass) in the stream is about as civilized as we get here.
Mike, by a pub break I mean going to the nearest pub!
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Re: Blue Winged Olive

Post by Theroe » Sat Feb 23, 2019 1:46 pm

Blue wing olives catch a lot of fish for me throughout the year, from size 12 for cornutas, down to size 26 for the tiny bateids. Here are the size 12’s I use most often.....
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Re: Blue Winged Olive

Post by Bazzer69 » Sat Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm

Nice flies Dana. I don’t care for cdc much, to fragile when I’m thrashing the water.
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Re: Blue Winged Olive

Post by Roadkill » Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:00 pm

Here is one of my go to BWOs...

ImageIMGP5794 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

My Owyhee Spider is basically a Stewart Spider with Olive thread on a #16 or 18 scud hook tied with 2 strands of Root Beer Krystal Flash as a shuck.It has performed well for me on many waters!
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Re: Blue Winged Olive

Post by redietz » Sat Feb 23, 2019 10:49 pm

Roadkill wrote: ↑Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:00 pm Here is one of my go to BWOs...

ImageIMGP5794 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

My Owyhee Spider is basically a Stewart Spider with Olive thread on a #16 or 18 scud hook tied with 2 strands of Root Beer Krystal Flash as a shuck.It has performed well for me on many waters!
That's a fabulous looking fly. I may have to tie some up myself. What's the hackle?
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Re: Blue Winged Olive

Post by redietz » Sat Feb 23, 2019 10:54 pm

Bazzer69 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm I don’t care for cdc much, to fragile when I’m thrashing the water.
I don't either, for the same reason, but sometimes when I really want to catch just one fish -- either because it's a nice fish or I just want to avoid a skunk, the CdC will come out.

I love it on wets, however.

I'd fish any of the flies Dana posted.
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Re: Blue Winged Olive

Post by Roadkill » Sun Feb 24, 2019 1:03 am

Bob,

The hackle is a medium dun hen.
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Re: Blue Winged Olive

Post by tie2fish » Sun Feb 24, 2019 7:18 am

Roadkill Bill ~

That is a special fly -- easily in the top handful of your many innovative and practical patterns. Thank you for sharing.
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Re: Blue Winged Olive

Post by Mike62 » Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:17 am

Mike, by a pub break I mean going to the nearest pub!
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Roadkill's BWO is so simple. So perfect. I love this fly.
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Re: Blue Winged Olive

Post by letumgo » Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:18 am

Roadkill Bill - great BWO pattern. The construction reminds me of a Stewart’s spider, with an emerger trailing schuck. Brilliant. ;)
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