[Video] How-to Tie a Baetis Mayfly Dun
This week’s Friday Night Fly Tying Video is brought to us by Hans Stephenson of Dakota Angler & Outfitter who shares with us his guide fly pattern imitating a Baetis Mayfly Dun. Easy Baetis Mayfly Dun Pattern I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I like easy to tie guide flies like this simple Baetis dun pattern. Maybe it has to do with trying to teach my three young sons how to tie flies or maybe I’m just lazy – either way it doesn’t get much easier than this. As Hans points out one key to tying Baetis [...]
Categories: Dry Flies, Fly Tying Tags: baetis dun, baetis fly pattern, mayfly life cycle
[Video] Shucked Up Baetis Emerger Fly Pattern
Wow is all I can say about this Baetis emerger pattern by Rich Strolis of Catching-Shadows Guide Service. Rich has been on fire lately cranking out one beautiful fly pattern after another and this mayfly emerger pattern is no exception. I will definitely be tying a few of these up this weekend getting ready for one of my favorite hatches of the year, the Blue-Winged Olives. Baetis Emerger Material List Hook: TMC 108SP-BL Thread: UTC 70 Shuck: Orangutan Ice Fur Collar: Ostrich Legs: Partridge Wing: Snowshoe Rabbit Body/Head: Superfine dubbing Baetis Emerger Behavior In case you missed it, we have [...]
Categories: Emergers, Fly Tying Tags: baetis emerger, baetis fly pattern, BWO emerger, Rich Strolis
[Video] WD40 – A Killer Baetis Floating Nymph
Baetis nymphs are a bit like Superman on Kryptonite when it comes time to emerge. Rather than swimming to the surface like a bat-out-of-hell they just float to the surface buoyed by a layer of gas beneath their exoskeleton. Trapped by surface tension they float just below the water surface before popping their wing case and emerging. What fly imitates Baetis nymphs in this vulnerable stage? Why the WD40 of course. Keys to Tying a WD-40 Fly Pattern As shown to us by Aaron Jasper of Trout Predator Online, one of the most important aspects of tying the WD-40 is [...]
Categories: Fly Tying, Nymphs Tags: baetis fly pattern, Fly Tying
The Baetis Are Coming, The Baetis Are Coming…
Glossy Back Baetis from Juan Ramirez on The Fly Tying Channel. In this installment of the Friday Night Fly Tying Video, Juan Ramirez takes us through tying his Glossy Back Baetis – one sweet looking fly. Hip-Hip-Hooray for Baetis Yes folks it is that time of the year when water temps are starting to edge up toward the 40F mark (at least in some parts of the world) and our little friends the Baetis mayflies will soon start their Spring emergence. A sign of life and hope for many fly fisherman suffering from a bad case of the shack nasties [...]
Categories: Fly Tying, Nymphs Tags: baetis fly pattern, fly tying video, Juan Ramirez
