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Female Baetis (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly Dun Pictures



 This little early-season dun molted into this spinner after I photographed her.

This mayfly was collected from Mongaup Creek on April 19th, 2006 and added to Troutnut.com on April 21st, 2006.

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Baetis doesn't look like a BWO!! 10 Replies »
Posted by Adirman on Sep 10, 2010
Last reply on Sep 12, 2010 by Martinlf
I was just going through some pics on the site and looking at Baetis, it really doesn't look much like a true BWO does it? I think a more effective dry pattern for these would be something more along the lines of like a March Brown or something, maybe a royal Wulff?
ReplyBWO at last! 3 Replies »
Posted by CaseyP on Oct 16, 2009
Last reply on Nov 15, 2009 by RedQuill27
read no further if stories of personal revelation are not your thing...

at last i have actually seen these little wonders hatching on a not-very-nice day (overcast and 46 degrees) on a very nice creek. gee, they are neat! the cold kept them on the water for quite a while and they did indeed look just like little sailboats. the small eddies and riffles seemed not to bother them at all, and made the whole assembly look like a tiny square dance. now i understand what all the fuss is about.

the best/worst part was letting my store-bought fly drift among them. it was the right size, but the wing was too short and the hackle should have been dun, not grizzley. stream-side tying was out of the question 'cause my fingers were numb. i did get one fish, but he might have been after the real one next the imitation...

so, back to the bench and those awful tiny hooks. lots of baseball to tie to these days...;-)
ReplyNow to tie a Baetis Dun Imitation 3 Replies »
Posted by DarkDun on Jan 16, 2007
Last reply on Jan 16, 2007 by Martinlf
Hook:#20
Thread: Deep Brown 8/0
Wings: Dark Dun
Tails: Dark Dun Split
Abdomen: Stripped Dark brown hackle
Thorax:Rusty Brown Dubbing
Legs: Light Brown or Cree hackle tied sparse

Does this sound good? Would like to here some comments about successful paterns
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