Per usual, I put them up then fill in the recipes and some details on the use of these Baetis and Blue Winged Olive fly patterns…these are just a few on many that I will post. As I have mentioned before, one can NEVER have these little guys in too many sizes, shapes, stages and colors…
BAETIS SPARKLE EMERGER
HOOK: TMC 900 BL, # 16 – # 20
THREAD: Gordon Griffith 14/0 Sheer, Black or Olive
SHUCK: Zelon, Dun, crinkled
ABDOMEN: Fine and Dry, BWO (038) or Tan (020)
THORAX: Same as above
WING: Sparkle Emerger Yarn, Dun
HACKLE: Dun or Grizzly Dun
A nice slower water pattern that I use…
…for areas like this on the Owens River…Overcast skies and a bit of drizzle help too…
CHARTREUSE BAETIS
CHARTREUSE BAETIS (top view)
HOOK: TMC 3761, # 16 -#20 or Daiichi 1560, # 16 -# 18
THREAD: Gordon Griffith, 14/0 Sheer, Brown
TAIL: 3 Pheasant tail fibers
ABDOMEN: Tying thread
RIB: Xsm, Wapsi Chartreuse wire
THORAX: Peacock Herl
WINGCASE: Black or Peacock Krystal Flash, 6 strands
BEAD: Black or Black Tungsten
This little nymph is a change up that has snared some good sized Trout for me on many of the rivers that I fly fish. I started incorporating chartreuse wire into many different Mayfly and Caddis ties after this character demonstrated the possibilities of its usage…I first plopped one of these into this river one day in mid September…
Madison River, MT…just above $3.00 Bridge…
HARE PUFF BAETIS
HOOK: TMC 2487, #16 – # 22. Daiichi 1130, # 16 – #22, Mustad c49s #16 -#22
THREAD: Gordon Griffith 14/0, Sheer, Olive
SHUCK: Light Dun Zelon
RIB: Wapsi xsm copper wire. Lagartun x fine copper
ABDOMEN: Hare’s Ear #4 ( from the cheek of the mask)
PUFF / WING: CDC oiler puffs (2) Light Dun
THORAX: Hare’s Ear, #1 ( from the forehead of the mask)…may be mixed with brown Antron
I use this pattern in soft water…it is a partiularly effective edge pattern in shallow water…like here…
Along the inside, against the reeds, on the Lower Owens River, below 5 Bridges…
TAN KRYSTAL BAETIS
HOOK: TMC 2487, #16 – # 22. Daiichi 1130, # 16 – #22, Mustad c49s #16 -#22
THREAD: Gordon Griffith 14/0 Sheer, Tan or Gray
SHUCK: Brown/ Olive Zelon
RIB: Lagartun x fine, Gold
ABDOMEN: Natural or light Tan Goose Biot
THORAX: Dark Gray Ostrich Herl
WING CASE/ LEGS: 6 Strands, Black Krystal Flash
TAN KRYSTAL BAETIS (top view)
I tie this pattern on straight and curved hooks...on pounded rivers like the Owens, a change in shape can lead to some rather interesting days…
My assistants, Ally and Michael would concur…
POXY BAETIS
POXY BAETIS (tilted view)
HOOK: TMC 3761, # 16 -#20
THREAD: Gordon Griffiths 14/0, Sheer, Brown or Black
TAIL: Lemon Wood Duck Fiber – tied short
ABDOMEN: Brown Beaver – dubbed thin
RIB: Optional – 6/0 Chartreuse thread
THORAX: Brown Beaver mixed with chopped Brown Antron
WING CASE: Turkey Quill Strip / Green Holo Tinsel/ Clear Scud Back…covered with a dop ( as Michael would say) of 5 min. EPOXY…turned upside down on foam block
LEGS: Partridge Fibers
BEAD: Glass Gunmetal
Another little fella’ that can, at times, be a real winner… I use this fly on the East Walker River in the Fall…picture pumpkins…
RAFFIA BAETIS
HOOK: TMC 2488, # 16-# 24
THREAD: Gordon Griffith 14/0 Sheer, Olive
SHUCK: Light Olive Zelon
ABDOMEN: Natural or Light Olive Goose Biot
WING CASE: Olive Raffia over a strand of Green or Black Holo Tinsel
THORAX: Arizona Peacock Dubbing – Peacock
LEGS: Olive Zelon
I tie this pattern in shades of Brown, Tan, Olive and Gray…they all work. This is one good fly with a nice big hook gape…
Time to rig up…on the Owens River…
PT/TB 
PLANETTROUT: Fly Fishing, Fly Tying and LIFE
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