North Georgia and Southwestern North Carolina Hatch Chart

January

 

Insect

Time of Month

Time of Day

Suggested Fly

 

 

 

 

None

All Month

All Day

12-16 Prince Nymph

12-16 Hare’s Ear

12-16 Zugbug

 

 

 

 

Blue Winged Olive Mayfly

All Month

Late AM to Mid PM

16-20 Blue Winged Olive

16-20 Blue Winged Olive Nymph

 

 

 

 

Blue Quill Mayfly

All Month

Late AM to Mid PM

16-20 Blue Quill

16-20 Adams Parachute

16-20 Pheasant Tail

 

 

 

 

Midges

All Month

All Day

18-22 Griffith's Gnat

18-24 Gray Midge

18-24 Olive Midge

 

 

 

 

 

February

 

Insect

Time of Month

Time of Day

Suggested Fly

 

 

 

 

None

All Month

All Day

12-16 Prince Nymph

12-16 Hare’s Ear

12-16 Zugbug

 

 

 

 

Winter Black Stone

All Month

Late AM to Mid PM

18-20 Black Elk-Hair Caddis

18-20 Griffith's Gnat

16-18 Black Stone Nymph

16-18 Pheasant Tail Nymph

 

 

 

 

Small Dun Caddis

Late

Late AM to Mid PM

18 Brown Elk or Deer-Hair Caddis

18 Hair’s Ear Nymph

 

 

 

 

Blue Winged Olive Mayfly

Late

Late AM to Mid PM

16-18 Blue Winged Olive

16-18 Adams Parachute

 

 

 

 

Blue Quill Mayfly

Late

Late AM to Mid PM

16-18 Blue Quill

16-18 Blue Winged Olive Nymph

16-18 Pheasant Tail Nymph

 

 

 

 

Quill Gordon Mayfly

Late

Late AM to Mid PM

12-14 Quill Gordon

12 Quill Gordon Nymph

 

 

 

 

Midges

All Month

All Day

18-22 Griffith's Gnat

18-22 Midge Pupa

 

 

 

 

 

March

 

Insect

Time of Month

Time of Day

Suggested Fly

 

 

 

 

Early Black Stone

All Month

Late AM to Mid PM

16-18 Black Elk-Hair Caddis

16-18 Griffith's Gnat

16-18 Black Stone Nymph

 

 

 

 

Small Dun Caddis*

All Month

Early AM to Late PM

16-18 Brown Elk or Deer-Hair Caddis

16-18 Grey Caddis Pupa

 

 

 

 

Blue Winged Olive & Blue Quill Mayfly

All Month

Late AM to Mid PM

16-18 Blue Winged Olive

16-18 Blue Quill

16-18 Adams Parachute

16-18 Pheasant Tail Nymph

 

 

 

 

Quill Gordon Mayfly*

All Month

Late AM to Mid PM

12-14 Quill Gordon

12 Quill Gordon Nymph

 

 

 

 

Cream Caddis*

Late

Mid Day to Late PM

12-14 Elk Hair Caddis

12-14 Dark Cream Caddis Pupa

 

 

 

 

Red Quill (Hendrickson)

Mid to Late

Mid Day to Late PM

14-16 Red Quill or Hendrickson

14-16 Pheasant Tail Nymph

 

 

 

 

March Brown Mayfly

Mid to Late

Late AM to Mid PM

12-14 March Brown

12-14 Adams Parachute

10-14 Dark Hare's Ear

10-14 Pheasant Tail Nymph

 

 

 

 

Midges

All Month

Mid AM to Late PM

18-20 Griffith's Gnat

18-22 Midge Pupa

 

 

 

 

     * Important

 

April

 

Insect

Time of Month

Time of Day

Suggested Fly

 

 

 

 

None at all

All Month

All Day

12-16 Prince Nymph

12-16 Hare’s Ear Nymph

12-16 Zugbug

 

 

 

 

Quill Gordon Mayfly

Early

Late AM to Mid PM

12-14 Quill Gordon

12-14 Quill Gordon Nymph

 

 

 

 

Blue Quill Mayfly

Early

Late AM to Mid PM

16-18 Blue Quill

16-18 Blue Wing Olive

16-18 Blue Dun

16-18 Prince Nymph

16-18 Pheasant Tail

 

 

 

 

Small Dun Caddis*

All Month

Late AM to Mid PM

16-18 Gray Elk or Deer Hair Caddis

16-18 Gray Caddis Pupa

 

 

 

 

March Brown Mayfly*

All Month

Late AM to Mid PM

12-14 March Brown

12-14 Adams Parachute

10-14 March Brown Nymph

10-14 Dark Hare's Ear Nymph

10-14 Pheasant Tail

 

 

 

 

Hendrickson

Mid to Late

All Day

12-14 Hendrickson

14 Red Quill

14 Female Adams (w/Yellow Egg Sac)

 

 

 

 

Cream Caddis**

All Month

Mid Day to Late PM

12-14 Elk Hair Caddis

12-14 Dark Cream Caddis Pupa

 

 

 

 

Yellow Stonefly

Late

Early to Late AM

14-16 Yellow Stimulator

14-16 Elk Hair Caddis (Yellow)

 

 

Late PM to Dark

14-16 Yellow Stone Nymph

 

 

 

 

Light Cahill Mayfly*

Late

Early to Late PM

12-14 Light Cahill

12-14 Light Cahill Nymph

 

 

 

 

Speckled Gray Caddis

Late

Mid to Late PM

12-14 Dark Elk or Deer Hair Caddis

12-14 Dun & Yel/Brn Caddis Pupa

 

 

 

 

Midges

All Month

All Day

18-22 Griffith's Gnat

18-22 Midge Pupa

 

 

 

 

     * Important

 

May

 

Insect

Time of Month

Time of Day

Suggested Fly

 

 

 

 

None at all

All Month

All Day

12-16 Prince Nymph

12-16 Hare’s Ear Nymph

12-16 Zugbug

 

 

 

 

Cream Caddis

Early

Mid Day to Late PM

12-14 Elk Hair Caddis

12-14 Dark Cream Caddis Pupa

 

 

 

 

Small Dun Caddis

Early

Late AM to Mid PM

16-18 Gray Elk or Deer Hair Caddis

16-18 Gray Caddis Pupa

 

 

 

 

March Brown Mayfly*

Early

Late AM to Mid PM

12-14 Adams Parachute

12-14 March Brown Parachute

12-14 March Brown

10-14 March Brown Nymph

10-14 Dark Hare's Ear

10-14 Pheasant Tail

 

 

 

 

Speckled Gray Caddis

All Month

Mid to Late PM

12-14 Dark Elk or Deer Hair Caddis

12-14 Dun & Yel/Brn Caddis Pupa

 

 

 

 

Yellow Stonefly

All Month

Early to Late AM

14-16 Yellow Stimulator

14-16 Elk Hair Caddis (Yellow)

Late PM to Dark

14-16 Yellow Stonefly Nymph

 

 

 

 

Giant Black Stonefly

All Month

Early AM

4–8 Black Stonefly Nymph

 

 

 

 

Hendrickson

All Month

All Day

12-14 Hendrickson

14 Red Quill

14 Female Adams (w/Yellow Egg Sac)

 

 

 

 

Light Cahill Mayfly**

All Month

Early to Late PM

12-14 Light Cahill

12-14 Light Cahill Nymph

 

 

 

 

Sulphur Mayfly*

All Month

Late PM to Dark

14–18 Sulphur Comparadun

14-18 Light Cahill

14-18 Cream Variant

14-16 Sulphur Nymph or Emerger

14-16 Pheasant Tail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brown & Slate Drakes

Late

Late AM to Late PM

8-14 Adams Parachute

8-14 Blue Dun Parachute

8-14 March Brown Parachute

8-14 March Brown

8-14 March Brown Nymph

8-14 Dark Hare's Ear

8-14 Pheasant Tail

 

 

 

 

Green Drake Mayfly*

Late

Late AM to Late PM

8-10 Green Drake

8-10 Green Drake Nymph

 

 

 

 

Coffin Fly (Green Drake Spinner)**

Late

Late PM to an hour after dark

8-10 Spent Wing

8-10 Parachute Coffin Fly

 

 

 

 

Midges

All Month

All Day

18-22 Griffith's Gnat

18-22 Midge Pupa

20 Yellow Midge

18-20 Cream Variant

 

 

 

 

     * Important

 

June

 

Insect

Time of Month

Time of Day

Suggested Fly

 

 

 

 

None at all

All Month

All Day

12-16 Prince Nymph

12-16 Hare’s Ear

12-16 Zugbug

 

 

 

 

Grey-Brown & Green Caddis

Early

Late PM

14–16 Dark Elk Hair Caddis w/Green

14–16 Dun & Green Caddis Pupa

 

 

 

 

Speckled Grey-Brown Caddis

Early

Late PM

14–16 Dark Elk Hair Caddis w/Yellow-Brown

14–16 Dun & Yellow Caddis Pupa

 

 

 

 

Small Dun Caddis

All Month

Mid AM

16-18 Brown Elk or Deer Hair Caddis

16-18 Gray Caddis Pupa

 

 

 

 

Giant Black Stonefly

All Month

Dawn to Early AM

4–6 Black Stonefly Nymph

 

 

 

 

Brown Stonefly

All Month

Early to Mid AM

10–12 Brown Stonefly Nymph

 

 

 

 

Golden Stonefly

All Month

Early AM

6–10 Golden Stonefly Nymph

 

 

 

 

Light Cahill Mayfly

All Month

Early to Late PM

12-14 Light Cahill

12-14 Light Cahill Nymph

 

 

 

 

Sulphur Mayfly

All Month

Mid to Late PM

16-18 Sulphurs

 

 

 

 

Trico Mayfly

Mid to Late

Mid AM

20 Parachute Trico

 

 

 

 

Trico Spinner

Mid to Late

Late PM

20–22 Poly Wing Black Spinner

 

 

 

 

Midges

All Month

All Day

18-22 Griffith's Gnat

18-22 Midge Pupa

 

 

 

 

Terrestrials

Various

Various

Ants, Beatles, Crickets, Inch-Worms

 

 

 

 

 

July

 

Insect

Time of Month

Time of Day

Suggested Fly

 

 

 

 

Brown Stonefly

All Month

Early to Mid AM

10-14 Brown Stimulator

10-12 Brown Stonefly Nymph

 

 

 

 

Golden Stonefly

All Month

Early AM

8-12 Ginger Stimulator

6-10 Golden Stonefly Nymph

 

 

 

 

Light Cahill Mayfly

All Month

Early to Late PM

12-14 Light Cahill

12-14 Light Cahill Nymph