BWO or Baetis

Flymphs have been around longer than most fly fishers realize. First coined by Pete Hidy in 1941, it is simply a floating nymph.  With today's cla...

Like all the Pheasant Tail patterns, this one has a spot in every trout fisher's fly box. Hot spots make more sense that one might think at first...

Bob Quigley, the king of the "film” designed the Film Critic to match mayflies at their most vulnerable stage of the hatch, while emerging from nym...

This juicy little Baetis pattern produces fish under the spookiest of circumstances. From Colorado to Maine, baetis nymphs are a huge source of foo...

A customer request, the Camden Baetis is great mayfly imitation. Made specifically for the prolific BWO hatches that most fly fisherman feverish a...

Blue wing olives are one of the most iconic hatches. Fly fisherman relish them as do the fish. Being so popular this one hatch has created a pleth...

Extremely effective mayfly pattern especially in the Sierra’s. Originally designed by Andy Burk. Terribly hard to take a picture of... Yellowish...

Proudly designed by a Big Y Customer and Hood River local. "This fly features a simple body design that helps it sink quickly and a natural CDC col...

Ton of flash gives this fly an more emergance look to it. Rootbeer glass bead creates a nice head with a translucent look to it.  A great addition...

Sinks quickly and catches fish. Tested on the Yuba and Feather Rivers in California Color contrast and flash, this will scream 'pick me' wh...

Designed to more closely imitate a true mayfly, more importantly Blue Wing Olives. The body is carefully segmented, olive dub is used for the tho...

This pattern is brought to us from one of our wholesale customers who raves of its success throughout the Midwest. An excellent mayfly imitation,...

Blue Quill, Black Quill, Red Quill, Quill Gordon, are all essentially the same fly in different color variations meant to mimic a specific mayfly ...

The Missing Link is that fly that works even when when the hatch might be not quite as expected. You may have thought PMDs were going to pop today,...

One of the hottest bwo emerger patterns. Popular from Sierra's to Arkansas and points east and west north and south. Excellent for dropper combo....

Part of being an exceptional fly creator means designing flies that are meant for you and your fly box only. That's precisely how RIO's signature t...

Blue Winged Olives are the most important food source for trout. BWOs hatch from early fall through late spring and provide many trout with the bu...

Flash Spinner BWO is much like a spinner, but with much more realistic wings. Spinners are the adult stage of mayfly life that involves reproduct...

This pattern is brought to us from one of our wholesale customers who raves of its success throughout the Midwest. An excellent mayfly imitation,...

Part of being an exceptional fly creator means designing flies that are meant for you and your fly box only. That's precisely how RIO's signature t...

"The Silver Bullet Baetis is a sleek, fast sinking pattern perfect for hanging below a bushy dry, or on a nymph rig. This simple fly is durable, ...

Designed with selective fish in mind, the 401K Baetis pays dividends for anglers. A high vis wing along with CDC and hackle keep the fly riding low...

It's a great all-around mayfly dry The klinkhammer-style curved hook leaves much of the fly's body under the surface, represents a struggling emer...

A very successful BWO pattern, even in the slowest, pickiest of rivers.