Blue Winged Olive (BWO)

Recipe:

Originator: Danie Erasmus

Hook: #18 Mustad 94840

Thread: 8/0 olive

Tail: Dark dun hackle fibres

Abdomen: BWO dry fly dubbing

Hackle: Dark dun hackle

Wing: Gray dun poly yarn

The name Blue Winged Olive (BWO) is a common name given to several species in the Baetidae family. BWO mayflies are named for the dun stage as it has an olive body and opaque blue-gray coloured wings. As BWOs are small, most anglers avoid imitating the nymphs and focus on the adults using dry flies tied on 16 and 18 hooks.