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South East US Hatch Chart
December/January
| Insect | Time | Patterns |
| BWO |
December - January Afternoon |
18 - 24 BWO, 18 - 24 Adams |
| Early Dark Stoneflies |
December - January All Day |
18 Turkey Tail Nymph 18 Early Brown Stonefly |
| Diptera Midge |
December - January Afternoon |
18 - 24 Griffith's Gnat, 18 - 24 Olive Midge |
| MicroCaddis |
December - January All Day |
20 - 24 Bright Green or Black Elk Hair Caddis |
February/March
| Insect | Time | Patterns |
| 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 |
|
BWO Baetis |
February - March Early Afternoons - Warm Days |
18 BWO Parachute 18 Adams |
|
Quill Gordon Epeorus Pleuralis |
Late March
Early Afternoon |
12 - 14 Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear 12 - 14 Quill Gordon Dry |
April
| Insect | Time | Patterns |
|
Blue Quills Paraleptophlebia Adoptiva |
Early April Mornings to Early Afternoons |
18 Sawyer Pheasant Tail 18 Clipped Mahogany Dun |
| Dark Dun/Black Caddis |
Mid-April Mid-Mornings |
14 - 16 Crow's Nest Soft Hackle 14 - 16 Dark SolomonCaddis |
|
March Brown Stenonema Vicarium |
Mid-April Sporadic All Day |
12 March Brown
Nymph 12 American March Brown Dry |
| Mottled Brown/Gray Caddis |
Mid-April All Day |
16 Brown or Gray Soft Hackle 16 Brown Elk Hair Caddis |
|
Quill Gordon Epeorus Pleuralis |
Early April Early Afternoons |
12 - 14 Ginger
Quill Wet 12 - 14 Light Hendrickson |
|
Hendrickson Ephemerella Subvaria |
All Day: Female Spinner has Yellow Egg Sac |
14 Hendrickson Nymph, 14 Red Quill, 14 Hendrickson Thorax |
May
| Insect | Time | Patterns |
|
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 |
12 American
Pheasant Tail 12 Gray Fox Comparadun |
| Mottled Brown/Gray Caddis | All Day |
16 Brown or Gray Soft Hackle 16 Brown Elk Hair Caddis |
|
Light Cahill Stenonema Ithaca |
Afternoon - Evening |
16 - 18 Light Cahill 16 - 18 Cream Cahill Parachute |
|
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 Loopwing Vertical Emerger 16 - 18 Sulphur Parachute |
|
Yellow Midge Diptera |
Early May | 20 Yellow Midge |
| Black Caddis |
Early May All Day |
18 Black Soft Hackle 18 Black Fluttering Caddis 18 Black Diving Caddis |
|
BWO Baetis |
Mid-May Early Afternoon |
20 -22 BWO, 20 - 22 Adams |
|
Green Drake Ephemera Guttulata |
Late May Evening |
10 Eastern Green Drake Dun 12 Tan Klinkhammar Special |
| Cream Midge |
Mid-May All Day |
20 - 22 Cream Midge |
|
Giant Stonefly Pteronarcys |
Early May Early Morning |
4 - 8 Jorgensen's Giant Black Stonefly Nymph |
June
| Insect | Time | Patterns |
| Terrestrials | All Summer |
Inchworms, Black Foam Ants, Crowe Beetles, and Letort Crickets |
|
Mottled Brown Gray Caddis |
Early June All Day |
16 Brown or Gray Soft Hackle 16 Brown Elk Hair Caddis |
| Isonychia Bicolor | 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 |
|
Light Cahill Stenonema Ithaca |
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 Vertical Emerger |
|
Giant Stonefly Pteronarcys |
Early Mornings |
4 - 6 Kaufmann's
Black Stonefly Nymph |
July
| Insect | Time | Patterns |
| Isonychia Bicolor | All Day |
12 Zug Bug 12 Adams 12 Dun Variant |
| Terrestrials | All Summer |
Inchworms, Black Foam Ants, Crowe Beetles, and Letort Crickets |
|
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 |
|
Green and Yellow Stonefly |
Late Afternoons |
16 Light Green and Yellow Fluttering Stone |
|
Light Cahill Stenonema Ithaca |
Late Afternoon and Evening |
16 - 18 Light Cahill 16 - 18 Cream Cahill Parachute |
August
| Insect | Time | Patterns |
|
Light Cahill Stenonema Ithaca |
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 |
| Isonychia Bicolor | All Day |
12 Leadwing Coachman Wet 12 Adams 12 Dun Variant |
|
Golden Stonefly Acroneuria |
Early Morning and at Dusk |
Giant Golden Stonefly Nymph 6 - 8 Kaufmann's Orange Stimulator 6 - 8 Downwing Hornberg |
| Terrestrials | All Summer |
Inchworms, Black Fur Ants, Black Beetles, and Letort Crickets |
September
| Insect | Time | Patterns |
|
Light Cahill Stenonema Ithaca |
Usually at Dusk |
16 - 18 Light Cahill 16 - 18 Yellow Ginger Comparadun |
| Terrestrials | All Summer |
Inchworms, Black Fur Ants, Black Beetles, and Letort Crickets |
| Isonychia Bicolor | All Day |
12 Leadwing Coachman Wet 12 Adams 12 Dun Variant |
| Flying Ants | All Day |
20 - 24 Spentwing Black and
Brown Ants |
October/November
| Insect | Time | Patterns |
| BWO |
October - November Afternoon |
18 - 24 BWO Parachute 16 - 24 BWO CDC emerger |
| Dipterans Midge |
October - November Afternoon |
16 - 24 Brassie 16 - 24 RS2 16 - 24 Brook's Midge, Black, Olive, Grey, Yellow |