Blue-winged Olives
Baetis
Tiny Baetis mayflies are perhaps the most commonly encountered and imitated by anglers on all American trout streams due to their great abundance, widespread distribution, and trout-friendly emergence habits.
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Definition of 'dead drift'
Definition of 'dead drift'
Dead drift: The manner in which a fly drifts on the water when not moving by itself or by the influence of a line. Trout often prefer dead-drifting prey and imitating the dead-drift in tricky currents is a major challenge of fly fishing.
These other words reference the same concept: dead-drifting, dead-drift, dead drifting.
These other words reference the same concept: dead-drifting, dead-drift, dead drifting.