Fishing The Blue-winged Olive Nymph:
Nymph:
The blue winged olive nymphs of the Baetidae family are free swimmers. They vary in
color from dark brown to light olive or emerald. All of them are slim, minnow like nymphs.
Presentation:
If you are fishing waters where populations of the Little Olives occur and there is no
obvious hatch occurring at the time, it may be wise to fish the nymph. Use either the
swing style or a strike indicator depending upon the water. Use added weight of
appropriate size for the depth and current.
This is also a good search pattern to use during the hours preceding a hatch. In the
earliest part of a hatch, you may have better success fishing it as a dropper below a blue
winged olive emerger or dry fly pattern. In fact, the nymphs usually work even when flies
are emerging. Trout seem to prefer eating the nymphs just prior to their emerging.
Remember, that trout feeding on these small mayflies are not going to go to a lot of
trouble to eat them. They don’t need to. So, generally speaking, you can avoid the
rougher, faster more turbulent waters and concentrate on the smoother water because
that is what the trout will be doing.
Nymph:
The blue winged olive nymphs of the Baetidae family are free swimmers. They vary in
color from dark brown to light olive or emerald. All of them are slim, minnow like nymphs.
Presentation:
If you are fishing waters where populations of the Little Olives occur and there is no
obvious hatch occurring at the time, it may be wise to fish the nymph. Use either the
swing style or a strike indicator depending upon the water. Use added weight of
appropriate size for the depth and current.
This is also a good search pattern to use during the hours preceding a hatch. In the
earliest part of a hatch, you may have better success fishing it as a dropper below a blue
winged olive emerger or dry fly pattern. In fact, the nymphs usually work even when flies
are emerging. Trout seem to prefer eating the nymphs just prior to their emerging.
Remember, that trout feeding on these small mayflies are not going to go to a lot of
trouble to eat them. They don’t need to. So, generally speaking, you can avoid the
rougher, faster more turbulent waters and concentrate on the smoother water because
that is what the trout will be doing.
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