Blue-Winged Olive Nymph
Nymph
Tied By Darrell Olson
Hook: 1x long Nymph, Size 16
Thread: Brown 10/0
Body Parts: tail, rib, abdomen, wing case, thorax, legs
Materials: Mallard Flank Fibers, Dyed Wood Duck, Brown Thread, Rabbit Dubbing, Light Olive, Natural Duck Wing Slip, Rabbit Dubbing, Light Olive, Partridge, Natural
Notes:
Blue-Winged Olive (BWO) nymphs are moss creepers that spend most of their formative months crawling within dens mosses or resting under stones where trout cannot easily find them. They are found in the gravelly substrate of freestone streams, creeks, and tailwaters. BWO mayflies are known to fishermen as Blue-Winged Olives or simply Olives.