The Aspen Times

On the fly: Fall fishing and blue-wing olives

BASALT – Autumn often yields some of the best dry-fly fishing of the entire year.Blue-wing olives are one of the few mayfly species that hatches bi-annually, during both spring and fall. For most ...
KSL

The fly fisher's sure sign of spring: Blue-winged olive mayfly hatches

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Billings Gazette

Wyoming outdoors: Blue-winged olives hatching on Bighorn River

In most areas where trout live, four orders of aquatic insects comprise a majority of the food the fish eat. The orders are mayflies (Ephemeroptera), stoneflies (Plecoptera), caddis flies (Trichoptera ...
Daily Camera

Ed Engle: Wind and the blue-winged olive hatch on the Frying Pan River

Earlier in May, several of us took off for the Frying Pan River after the memorial gathering for John Gierach in Lyons. None of us had made inquiries into whether the blue-winged olive hatch was on, ...
Vail Daily

Meet the spring mayfly, blue wing olive aka the BWO

I get a little excited when the spring temperatures bring about an emergence of mayflies that haven’t been seen since last fall. The air feels good on your skin. Midges are skating across the surface ...
The Aspen Times

On the fly: Blue winged olives are on the scene

Blue wing olives (BWO), or baetis, are typically on the menu early and late in the year from March until mid-May and then come back during late summer and early fall. BWOs are typically our first and ...
Vail Daily

Meet the spring mayfly, blue wing olive aka the BWO

I get a little excited when the spring temperatures bring about an emergence of mayflies that haven’t been seen since last fall. The air feels good on your skin. Midges are skating across the surface ...