Blue Winged Olive (Emerger)
A emerger fly imitating Baetis, fished in March, April, May, September, October, November across the Northeast, Midwest, Rocky Mountain, Pacific Northwest.
Open in Hatch Matcher →Quick facts
- Stage: Emerger
- Imitates: Baetis
- Hook sizes: #18, #20, #22
- Difficulty: Advanced
- Water temp: 42–55°F
- Water types: Freestone, Spring Creek, Tailwater
- Best months: March, April, May, September, October, November
- Regions: Northeast, Midwest, Rocky Mountain, Pacific Northwest
- Target species: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Whitefish, Grayling
How to tie the Blue Winged Olive (Emerger)
Hook: Tiemco TMC 2488 or curved emerger hook, sizes 18-22
Thread: Uni 8/0 Olive
Materials
- Hook: Tiemco TMC 2488 curved emerger hook, #18-22
- Thread: Uni 8/0 Olive
- Shuck: Amber Zelon or brown marabou fibers
- Rib: Fine copper wire
- Abdomen: Olive thread or olive dubbing
- Wing: Gray CDC feather or Para-post poly yarn
- Thorax: Olive hare's ear dubbing
Tying steps
- Mount curved hook in vise. Start thread at bend.
- Tie in a short trailing shuck of amber Zelon (about 1/3 hook shank).
- Tie in fine copper wire ribbing at the bend.
- Dub or wrap a slim olive abdomen to the 60% point.
- Rib with copper wire in 4-5 open turns, tie off.
- Tie in a single gray CDC feather upright as the emerging wing.
- Dub a thorax of olive hare's ear around the wing base.
- Whip finish and apply head cement to thread head.