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Spring Hatch Chart:

Blue-winged Olives (Baetis, Acentrella, etc.)
Emergence: all spring, esp. on cloudy days
Suggested patterns: #18 Salyer’s Little Olive Nymph, #18 Killer Mayfly Nymph, #18-#22 Barr’s BWO Emerger, #20-#20 Hi-Vis B.W.O. Parachute, #20 Lawson’s Thorax Baetis, #20-#22 Parachute Baetis, #18-#20 Extended Body BWO

Quill Gordons (Epeorus pleuralis)
Emergence: late February into April
Suggested patterns: #14 Gold-Ribbed Hare’s Ear, #12-#14 Sheepfly, #12-#16 Quill Gordon dry, #12-#14 Parachute Hare’s Ear, #12-#14 Mr. Rapidan

Blue Quills (Paraleptophlebia adoptiva)
Emergence: late February into April
Suggested patterns: #18 Mahogany Dun Parachute, #18 Tilt Wing Mahogany Dun, #18 brown Thunderhead, #18 Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail, #18 Chocolate RS-2

Little Black Caddis (Agapetus and Glossosoma sp.)
Emergence: all spring, particularly mornings
Suggested patterns: #18 Buckskin Caddis, #18-#20 black Fox’s Caddis Poopah, #18-#20 black Elk Hair Caddis, #18-#20 Henryville Special

Grannom Caddis (Brachycentrus)
Emergence: March through May
Suggested patterns: #12-#16 Peeking Caddis, #14-#16 olive Bird’s Nest, #14-#16 Morrish’s Hotwire Caddis, #14-#16 green Deep Sparkle Pupa, #14 Caddis Borealis Soft-Hackle, #14 black Elk Hair Caddis, #16 Peacock Caddis

Hendricksons (Ephemerella subvaria)
Emergence: April
Suggested patterns: #12-#14 Gold-Ribbed Hare’s Ear, #14 Parachute Hare’s Ear, #12-14 Dark Hendrickson, #12-#16 Light Hendrickson, #14 Red Quill, #14 Rusty Quill Body Spinner

March Browns (Maccaffertium vicarium)
Emergence: April through May
Suggested patterns: #10-#14 Gold-Ribbed Hare’s Ear, #12 Mercer’s March Brown Trigger Nymph, #12-#14 Soft Hackle March Brown Emerger, #12-#14 A.K.’s Eastern March Brown dry, #12-#14 March Brown dry, #10-12 Rusty Spinner

Light Cahills (Stenacron interpunctatum)
Emergence: April into summer
Suggested patterns: #12-#16 Gold-Ribbed Hare’s Ear, #14-#16 Parachute Light Cahill, #14-#16 Light Cahill dry, #12-#14 Rusty Spinner

Net-spinning Caddis (Hydropsyche, Ceratopsyche)
Emergence: April into summer
Suggested patterns: #16-#20 Olive Crawling Caddis, #16 tan Fox’s Caddis Poopah, #14-#16 Bird’s Nest, #16 Red Fox Squirrel Nymph, #16 Cream Caddis Pupa, #14-#16 tan or brown Elk Hair Caddis, #16 tan Puterbaugh’s Foam Caddis

Sulphurs (Ephemerella invaria, rotunda & dorothea)
Emergence: April into summer
Suggested patterns: #14-#18 Gold-Ribbed Hare’s Ear, #16 Split Case PMD nymph, #16-#18 yellow Soft Hackle, #16 Daniel’s Klink Sulphur Emerger,#14-#16 D&D Cripple Sulphur, #18 P.M.D. Thorax, #14-#18 Parachute Sulphur, #14-#16 Sulphur Comparadun

Gray Winged Yellow Quill (Epeorus vitreus)
Emergence: April into summer
Suggested patterns: #14-#16 Red Fox Squirrel Nymph, #16 orange Soft Hackle Thorax Bead, #14-#16 Pink Cahill, #12-#14 Rusty Quill Body Spinner

Yellow Sally Stoneflies (Perlodidae)
Emergence: April into summer
Suggested patterns: #18 Mercer’s Light Micro Stone, #14-#18 yellow Mr. Rubberlegs, #14-#16 Beadhead Sparkle Prince, #16-#18 Lowe’s Little Yellow Stone, #14-#18 yellow Stimulator, #14-#16 Rollin’ Stone Yellow Sallie,#16 Wilcox’s Foam Sally, #16 Berrett’s Hairy Yellow Sally

Free-living Caddis (Rhyacophila)
Emergence: April into summer
Suggested patterns: #14-#16 Olive Caddis Larva, #14-#16 Electric Rock Worm, #14 Fox’s Green Springtime Poopah, #14-#16 Green Deep Sparkle Pupa, #14-#16 olive Elk Hair Caddis, #14-#16 olive X-Caddis

Green Drake (Ephemera guttulata)
Emergence: late May
Suggested patterns: #8-#10 olive Woolly Bugger, #10-#12 Green Drake Parachute, #8-#10 White Wulff, #10 Coffin Fly Spinner

 

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