BWO's - Priming the Pump of Spring Gilbert Rowley
Midges are the first insect to really get going, and a solid midge hatch can produce some fantastic fishing, but have you ever seen a blanket of midges on the water's surface with a single lonely blue-winged olive mayfly drifting between them? If there's a trout around, more times than not, it's going to aggressively pursue the single BWO over the multitude of midges. For a reason unknown to us, the slightly larger mayfly is far more appealing to trout.
To Check out Gilbert and Phil’s recent film about fishing BWO’s click here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z052lBBbT58
Gilbert Rowley is a fly fishing enthusiast that loves to share his knowledge on the sport with others. He is a Utah native and fishing guide and currently guides on the Provo River. He is an avid fly tier/designer, acclaimed filmmaker, and runs a website called Fly Tying 123. Gilbert graduated with a Bachelor’s in Fisheries and Aquatic Science from Utah State University. Photography and entomology are among his favorite aspects of the sport, and he believes that with the right tools and instruction anyone can learn to love fly fishing. He recently teamed up with two members of Fly Fishing Team USA–Devin Olsen and Lance Egan–to make two videos entitled “Modern Nymphing”, and Modern Nymphing Part 2 which teach European fly fishing techniques. Adaptive Fly Fishing, their 3 rd film in the series just came out in April 2020.