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Large dark olive

Baetis rhodani

Window

Typical: 25 Mar – 15 May (2026)

Latitude range
50-52°N

Early-season trotting fly. Mid-morning hatches on calm cool days.

Relevance to fishing

First serious upwing hatch of the year on chalk streams and rivers. Trout and grayling come up to it; a dry-fly opener.

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