Dark Blue Winged Olive (Spinner)
A spinner 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: Spinner
- 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 (Spinner)
Hook: Tiemco TMC 100, sizes 18-22
Thread: Uni 8/0 Dark Brown
Materials
- Hook: Tiemco TMC 100, #18-22
- Thread: Uni 8/0 Dark Brown
- Tail: Dark dun hackle fibers (split, long)
- Body: Dark brown dubbing or thread
- Wing: Clear poly spent wings
- Thorax: Black dubbing
Tying steps
- Mount hook. Figure-eight clear poly yarn spent wings at mid-shank.
- Wrap to bend; tie in long split tail of dark dun hackle fibers.
- Dub a dark brown body from bend to behind wings.
- Dub a black thorax, figure-eighting around wing roots.
- Whip finish, head cement.