Another one in a series of dry fly Epic Outdoor Adventures videos – a recipe for Hemingway’s BWO Dry Fly. This Blue Wing Olive pattern features the Hemingway’s Mayfly Wings which give this fly a super-realistic look. Great pattern, steps are easy to follow – give it a try!
Ingredients
To tie Hemingway’s BWO Dry Fly, you need the following:
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- Hook: Dry Fly Hemingway’s H123, size #16
- Thread: Hemingway’s 8/0 Thread in Gray Olive
- Wings: Hemingway’s Mayfly Wings in Dark color, XS size
- Tail: Coq de Leon Feathers
- Body: fine dubbing, try Hemingway’s Beaver Dubbing in Tan
- Hackle: grizzly hackle, dyed olive
- a bit of head cement
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