Antonio’s Emerger BWO Pattern – Blue-Winged Olive Imitation

Description

Emerger pattern for smaller olives and bwo’s. Floating deep, trapped in the surface as an emerging mayfly.

Split wing style emerger from Umpqua signature tier Antonio Rodrigues, this pattern uses a Hi-Vis spot to help us anglers to see it in tough light conditions when using these small flies. This pattern is being successfully used in Europe and the USA for trout and grayling from pocket to slow water pools especially during hatches of BWO’s and is a good generic baetis imitation. A typical fly for flat water and picky fish!
Adding Floatant / Usage
We reccomend using cdc friendly floatant like High’n Dry Liquid Floatant and Gel on the wings and thorax. Tiemco Dry Magic and our Cdc Gel/Oil is also great options. These are floatants you add before your first cast. After a fish or if the fly get soaked and sink, then use an amadou drier or rubberband to cast off water. Then revitalize the thorax and wing with a powder brush.