Mayfly · Aquatic insect

Andesiops (Patagonian Olive)

Andesiops peruvianus
Andesiops (Patagonian Olive) — Spinner
Size
6–9mm
Hook size
#16–14
Hatch window
Season October–AprilPeak time 11:00–17:00 (best under cloud)
Water temperature
13° peak
7°20°
Hatches from 7°C, peaking at 13°C, tailing off by 20°C.
How fish feed on it

By the time the spinners are down the fly has finished its job and is simply lying there, spent, wings flat in the film, going nowhere. Trout know the difference between something alive and something that's stopped trying, and they take spinners with a quiet, unbothered sip that's easy to miss if you're still watching for something splashier. Look for them on the glides and in the slack water, wherever the current gathers what's left.

Flies that imitate this
Adams Parachute
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CDC Olive Emerger
CDC Olive Emerger
Ecology
Rivers & stillwaterFreestone riversSpate rivers
Where you'll find this
  • PatagoniaPresent
Present throughout
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