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: 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 ...
The Aspen Times

On the fly: Let the hatching begin

BASALT – April brings many gifts to the fly fisher in this valley, the best of which are frenzied blue-winged olive and caddis hatches. Other areas in Colorado boast of the best caddis hatches, but ...
Summit County

Fishing report: Arkansas River offers best of both worlds for flycasters

The Arkansas River offers flycasters the best of both worlds right now: Blue Wing Olive hatches on wet, cloudy days and caddis on sunny days. Rod Patch of the Arkansas River Fly Shop in Salida says he ...
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 ...