Green BWO April 15

[Danny]

Mid April I am taking a couple of friends to the Green to check out the BWO hatch. These are novice flyfisherman and they have never tied anything. They want to tie up a few of their own flies before we go. I was wondering what patterns you guys would suggest that I (an intermediate tyer) help them tie. And if you had links to the patterns that would be super helpful.

Thanks!

Dan

[Lonnie]

BWO Bunny Emerger Size
Quigley Cripple
BWO Parachute (CDC, poly or Bunny parachute posts)
BHPT

All flies in sizes 18-22.

[Curtis Fry]

When I take newbies to the Green I usually have them fish a Bead Head Barr emerger trailed behind a nice high floating visible comparadun or even a stick-on indicator.

Easy setup using an easier fly and they'll catch grundles of fish. I took four new guys a few years ago and they all used the setup with the indicator trailed by 2 to 3 feet of tippet to the BH Barr. They had a blast.