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GMSteely
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2008/01/28 21:30:29 (permalink)

Callibaetis, Baetis or BWO

We fish a creek in Utah every yearusually in March, and the predominate hatch is a 18/20  BWO.  I know there are hundreds of different patterns developed particularly in the last few years.  Does anyone have a pattern that tested better than others?
My personal successs has been on a nymph/emerger pattern that utilizes Pheasant body feathers (teals and oranges) don't know the name off hand.  Anyone have any good producers?  Size can be no bigger than 16!
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    Esox_Hunter
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    RE: Callibaetis, Baetis or BWO 2008/01/28 22:21:28 (permalink)
    Not sure about out west but around here it works well, it can be fished as a nymph or it is equally effective fished in the film:

    hook: 2x 16-22
    thread: dark brown 8/0
    tail: 3-4 pheasant tail fibers
    body: medium/dark olive rabbit dubbing
    rib: fine gold wire
    wingcase: 5-7 PT fibers
    thorax: same as body
    collar/legs: brown hackle, sparse, 2 wraps should do it
    note: I prefer one size up on the hackle so #18 hook--#16 hackle

    Nothing fancy but sometimes will outfish a PT 2-1, trick is to keep the profile thin.
    My camera sucks or else I would try and put a pic up.
    post edited by Esox_Hunter - 2008/01/29 12:51:27
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    RE: Callibaetis, Baetis or BWO 2008/01/29 10:48:30 (permalink)
    http://globalflyfisher.com/tiebetter/bwos/

    thats a killer dry

    once again to, cant beat a no hackle.

    Jeremy
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