BWOs are a favorite subject for me. They provide the best dry fly fishing of the year for me (at least in part because they tend to come when the human hatch is at its lowest ebb).
I make mine with two materials: a tuft of duck flank and a tuft of Zelon. This photo is so closeup it looks big. But it is tied on a #22 scud hook. Actually maybe this one is a #20. But I often use 22s. Using two materials only keeps it simple enough for small hooks, still with enough flotation to survive those 25mph Oct/Nov wind gusts. DG's fly wins the simplicity contest, for sure. But maybe not the gusty flotation contest. Lot's of good flies here.
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