Carolina Fly Fishing Club Hatch Chart

This hatch chart is intended for use by fly fishermen in the mountains of North Carolina, Virginia & Tennessee. The hatch dates will vary by the altitude of the streams you fish. Weather & other factors may also play a part in the hatches you observe. Make sure to match your flies to the insects you observe more closely in size & color than any other characteristics. Exact duplications aren't always necessary, but will make for a better & more precise presentation.

December/January

Insect	Emergence Date	Recommended Patterns
Diptera Midge	December - January Afternoon	18 - 24 Griffith's Gnat 18 - 24 Olive Midge
Blue Winged Olive	December - January Afternoon	18 - 24 Blue Winged Olive 18 - 24 Adams
Early Dark Stoneflies	December - January All Day	18 Turkey Tail Nymph 18 Early Brown Stonefly
MicroCaddis	December - January All Day	20 - 24 Bright Green or Black Elk Hair Caddis

February/March

Insect	Emergence Date	Recommended Patterns
Blue Winged Olive Baetis	February - March Early Afternoons - Warm Days	18 Blue Winged Olive Parachute 18 Adams
Early Dark Stoneflies	February - March All Day	18 American Pheasant Tail 18 Early Brown Stonefly
Blue Quill Paraleptophlebia Adoptiva	Late March Morning to Early Afternoon	18 Blue Quill Wet & Dry 18 Adams
Quill Gordon Epeorus Pleuralis	Late March Early Afternoon	12 - 14 Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear 12 - 14 Quill Gordon Dry

April

Insect	Emergence Date	Recommended Patterns
Blue Quills Paraleptophlebia Adoptiva	Early April Mornings to Early Afternoons	18 Sawyer Pheasant Tail 18 Clipped Mahogany Dun
Quill Gordon Epeorus Pleuralis	Early April Early Afternoons	12 - 14 Ginger Quill Wet 12 - 14 Light Hendrickson
Dark Dun/Black Caddis	Mid-April Mid-Mornings	14 - 16 Crow's Nest Soft Hackle 14 - 16 Dark Solomon Caddis
Mottled Brown/Gray Caddis	Mid-April All Day	16 Brown or Gray Soft Hackle 16 Brown Elk Hair Caddis
Hendrickson Ephemerella Subvaria	All Day: Female Spinner has Yellow Egg Sac	14 Hendrickson Nymph 14 Red Quill 14 Hendrickson Thorax
March Brown Stenonema Vicarium	Mid-April Sporadic All Day	12 March Brown Nymph 12 American March Brown Dry

May

Insect	Emergence Date	Recommended Patterns
Mottled Brown Gray Caddis	All Day	16 Brown or Gray Soft Hackle 16 Brown Elk Hair Caddis
Hendrickson Ephemerella Subvaria	All Day; Female Spinner has Yellow Egg Sac	14 Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear 14 Red Quill Dry 14 Light Hendrickson Dry
March Brown Stenonema Vicarium	Mid-May All Day Sporadically	12 American Pheasant Tail 12 Gray Fox Comparadun
Light Cahill Stenonema Ithaca	Afternoon - Evening	16 - 18 Light Cahill 16 - 18 Cream Cahill Parachute
Yellow Midge Diptera	Early May	20 Yellow Midge
Gray Fox Stenonema Fuscum	Sparse Hatch	14 Gray Fox 14 Ginger Quill 14 Gray Fox Variant
Sulphurs Ephemerella Dorothea	Early May Late Afternoon and Evening	16 - 18 Sulphur Dun 16 - 18 Sulphur Parachute 16 - 18 Sulphur Loopwing Emerger
Black Caddis	Early May All Day	18 Black Soft Hackle 18 Black Fluttering Caddis 18 Black Diving Caddis
Cream Midge	Mid-May All Day	20 - 22 Cream Midge
Blue Winged Olive Baetis	Mid-May Early Afternoon	20 - 22 Blue Winged Olive 20 - 22 Adams
Green Drake Ephemera Guttulata	Late May Evening	8 - 10 Eastern Green Drake Dun 8 - 10 Tan Klinkhammar Special
Giant Stonefly Pteronarcys	Early May Early Morning	4 - 8 Jorgensen's Giant Black Stonefly Nymph

June

Insect	Emergence Date	Recommended Patterns
Mottled Brown Gray Caddis	Early June All Day Sporadically	16 Brown or Gray Soft Hackle 16 Brown Elk Hair Caddis
Light Cahill Stenonema Ithaca	Sporadically - Late Afternoon and Evening	16 - 18 Light Cahill 16 - 18 Cream Cahill Parachute
Sulphurs Ephemerella Dorothea	Late Afternoon and Evening	16 - 18 Sculpture Dun 16 - 18 Sulphur Parachute 16 - 18 Sulphur Loopwing Emerger
Isonychia Bicolor	Sporadically - All Day	12 Zug Bug 12 Adams 12 Dun Variant
Green and Yellow Stonefly	Late Afternoons	16 Little Green Stonefly Dry 16 Yellow Sally 16 Yellow Kaufmann's Stimulator
Giant Stonefly Pteronarcys	Early Mornings	4 - 6 Kaufmann's Black Stonefly Nymph
Terrestrials	All Summer	Inchworms, Black Foam Ants, Crowe Beetles, and Letort Crickets

July

Insect	Emergence Date	Recommended Patterns
Isonychia Bicolor	Sporadically - All Day	12 Zug Bug 12 Adams 12 Dun Variant
Green and Yellow Stonefly	Late Afternoons	16 Light Green and Yellow Fluttering Stone
Golden Stonefly Acroneuria	Early Morning and at Dusk	6 - 8 Kaufmann's Golden Stonefly Nymph 6 - 8 Kaufmann's Orange Stimulator 6 - 8 Downwing Hornberg
Light Cahill Stenonema Ithaca	Sporadically - Late Afternoon and Evening	16 - 18 Light Cahill 16 - 18 Cream Cahill Parachute
Terrestrials	All Summer	Inchworms, Black Foam Ants, Crowe Beetles, and Letort Crickets

August

Insect	Emergence Date	Recommended Patterns
Isonychia Bicolor	Sporadically - All Day	12 Leadwing Coachman Wet 12 Adams 12 Dun Variant
Golden Stonefly Acroneuria	Early Morning and at Dusk	6 - 8 Jorgensen's Giant Golden Stonefly Nymph 6 - 8 Kaufmann's Orange Stimulator 6 - 8 Downwing Hornberg
Light Cahill Stenonema Ithaca	Sporadically - Late Afternoon and Evening	16 - 18 Yellow Ginger Comparadun 16 - 18 Cahill
Flying Ants	All Day	20 - 24 Black Wet Ant 20 - 24 Flying Cinnamon Ants
Terrestrials	All Summer	Inchworms, Black Fur Ants, Black Beetles, and Letort Crickets

September

Insect	Emergence Date	Recommended Patterns
Light Cahill Stenonema Ithaca	Usually at Dusk	16 - 18 Light Cahill 16 - 18 Yellow Ginger Comparadun
Isonychia Bicolor	All Day	12 Leadwing Coachman Wet 12 Adams 12 Dun Variant
Flying Ants	All Day	20 - 24 Spentwing Black and Brown Ants
Terrestrials	All Summer	Inchworms, Black Fur> Ants Black Beetles and Letort Crickets

October/November

Insect	Emergence Date	Recommended Patterns
Dipterans Midge	October - November Afternoon	18 - 24 Brassie 18 - 24 RS2 18 - 24 Brook's Midge, Black, Olive, Grey, Yellow
Blue Winged Olive	October - November Afternoon	18 - 24 Blue Winged Olive Parachute 18 - 24 Blue Winged Olive CDC Emerger

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