Dark Blue Winged Olive (Dun)
A dun 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: Dun
- 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 Dark Blue Winged Olive (Dun)
Hook: Tiemco TMC 100, sizes 18-22
Thread: Uni 8/0 Dark Olive
Materials
- Hook: Tiemco TMC 100, #18-22
- Thread: Uni 8/0 Dark Olive
- Tail: Dark blue dun hackle fibers (split)
- Body: Dark olive dubbing
- Wing: Dark gray CDC or poly wing
- Hackle: Dark blue dun hackle
Tying steps
- Mount hook. Tie in dark gray poly wing upright, figure-eight to divide.
- Wrap to bend. Tie in split tail of dark blue dun hackle fibers.
- Dub a slim dark olive body forward to behind the wing.
- Tie in dark blue dun hackle feather.
- Wrap hackle 3-4 turns behind wing, 1-2 in front, tie off.
- Build neat thread head, whip finish, head cement.