I recommend everyone view this tutorial a dozen times! It’s power-packed with valid information we could all benefit from… thank you CC! Excellent job!
Sitting here in the Rain 🌧️ in NW Michigan ……. This was the Single Best Master Class I’ve witnessed on this vital topic! So appreciate Your help and insight Charlie 🎉 This type of work, along with Your Tutorials ….. is why You are “ KING 👑 CRAVEN !!!! “ 🌟 🎣 💫
Charlie, this is a good as it gets. I am indebted to your ability to teach, and your knowledge base. You are a great credit to the sport, and a legend, a reputation well earned.
Thank-you for taking your time to explain about these hatches, how to fish for these special little creatures. I understand more than ever, it is time for me to start turning rocks over in each stream Your presentation was over the top for me
As a nymph they have a habit of rising towards the surface and then descending again, this can happen a hour or two before actually emerging. That is why a nymph works well fished midwater prior to the hatch. Nymphs are very small so a size sixteen is as big as you want to go. As a guide I don’t fish with smaller because on my river the fish are large and smaller hooks can break to easily
This was great! As a new Fly Fisherman, we can't have enough of this basic information. Thanks so much and also for the rigging example. Much appreciated!
A few additional points. 1) Many Baetis species have either 2 or 3 hatches in a given year (multibroods) and each later hatch is typically smaller than the ones that occur earlier in the year. 2) Acentrellas are another genus in the Baetidae family that can be an important "BWO" hatch. 3) There are around 22 or so mayflies in the Baetis genus and the most important are B brunneicolor (E MW W), B flavistriga (E MW W but best in MW) B intercalaris (E MW W - best in East and not super common in the West) and B tricaudatus (E MW W). 4) Most Baetis dun bodies change color quickly after they hatch off the water, typically getting darker after time. 5) Many benthic macroinvertebrates molt as nymphs (phases called instars). After each molt, the nymphs will appear white/cream colored and then they darken to their typical coloration in short order. 6) The smaller the flies, the more important not having sunny hot days are to the hatch as that would dry out their wings and kill them (if it is hot out and not humid, look for earlier or later hatches (and if the water gets to 68ºF please stop fishing and move to colder water as that gets hard on the fish) 7) a personal observation - Baetis often hatch from riffles as that water helps them break surface tension (also by crawling to the surface on some substrate). 8) I cannot overstate how beneficial cloudy overcast days can be for many Baetis hatches. ~ cheers and well done! ps my favorite "dry" set up is a Klinkhammer (without without shuck trailer) followed by some pheasant tail variation, RS2 or WD 40.
Amazing info, and you make it very clear. Thoughts on soft hackles? Seems to me that they'd cover a lot of the life cycle if you swing them right... But I'm just a part time fisherman with a full time job problem. Any input would be great. Thanks Charlie...
There’s a guy on my stream with the license plate “BAETIS”
I recommend everyone view this tutorial a dozen times! It’s power-packed with valid information we could all benefit from… thank you CC! Excellent job!
Like old guys hanging out in the shop :-) thanks for our lesson for today very informative.
You can produce as many of these topics as you wish! Excellent!
Sitting here in the Rain 🌧️ in NW Michigan ……. This was the Single Best Master Class I’ve witnessed on this vital topic! So appreciate Your help and insight Charlie 🎉 This type of work, along with Your Tutorials ….. is why You are “ KING 👑 CRAVEN !!!! “
🌟 🎣 💫
Charlie, this is a good as it gets. I am indebted to your ability to teach, and your knowledge base. You are a great credit to the sport, and a legend, a reputation well earned.
Thank-you for taking your time to explain about these hatches, how to fish for these special little creatures. I understand more than ever, it is time for me to start turning rocks over in each stream Your presentation was over the top for me
As a nymph they have a habit of rising towards the surface and then descending again, this can happen a hour or two before actually emerging. That is why a nymph works well fished midwater prior to the hatch. Nymphs are very small so a size sixteen is as big as you want to go. As a guide I don’t fish with smaller because on my river the fish are large and smaller hooks can break to easily
Thanks for sharing your approach to a Baetis day on the river …very helpful …appreciate it
We need more of this for other species ,please thanks
Thanks for this a better understanding of why your molefly has been a game changer for me !
Imagine if someone wrote a book about all of this that people could reference! Good video Charlie!
This was great! As a new Fly Fisherman, we can't have enough of this basic information. Thanks so much and also for the rigging example. Much appreciated!
Well done presentation. Thanks.
A few additional points. 1) Many Baetis species have either 2 or 3 hatches in a given year (multibroods) and each later hatch is typically smaller than the ones that occur earlier in the year. 2) Acentrellas are another genus in the Baetidae family that can be an important "BWO" hatch. 3) There are around 22 or so mayflies in the Baetis genus and the most important are B brunneicolor (E MW W), B flavistriga (E MW W but best in MW) B intercalaris (E MW W - best in East and not super common in the West) and B tricaudatus (E MW W). 4) Most Baetis dun bodies change color quickly after they hatch off the water, typically getting darker after time. 5) Many benthic macroinvertebrates molt as nymphs (phases called instars). After each molt, the nymphs will appear white/cream colored and then they darken to their typical coloration in short order. 6) The smaller the flies, the more important not having sunny hot days are to the hatch as that would dry out their wings and kill them (if it is hot out and not humid, look for earlier or later hatches (and if the water gets to 68ºF please stop fishing and move to colder water as that gets hard on the fish) 7) a personal observation - Baetis often hatch from riffles as that water helps them break surface tension (also by crawling to the surface on some substrate). 8) I cannot overstate how beneficial cloudy overcast days can be for many Baetis hatches. ~ cheers and well done! ps my favorite "dry" set up is a Klinkhammer (without without shuck trailer) followed by some pheasant tail variation, RS2 or WD 40.
Named our first Lab, Baetis. At the time, we travelled to MT every April from ME to fish the BWO hatch. 😁
Great job, as always. Thanks.
The fly fishing community is very lucky to have ya! Not sure if anyone could of touched on the subject any better.
Great informative vid Charlie.
TIMMMAAH!
Really great video Charlie tks 😊
Another great video full of information, thanks for sharing your knowledge and skill with us.
“I’m not an anthropologist” - Charlie Craven
I know you meant entomologist but I lol’d
Extremely helpful, thank you.
When I started fly fishing in the 80’s I was told Baetis is a nymph. Blue wing olive is a dry fly.
While that’s not incorrect, it’s also not correct.
Great video keep it up!
Great video, thanks
Really enjoyed thanks
Nicely explained ☕️☕️
Amazing info, and you make it very clear. Thoughts on soft hackles? Seems to me that they'd cover a lot of the life cycle if you swing them right... But I'm just a part time fisherman with a full time job problem. Any input would be great. Thanks Charlie...
the Colorado below Powell is barren of baetis, among other things.
Dang dude
Charlie's Baetis Crash Course Graduate School , thank you.