This Hatch Chart can be used for a Western North Carolina Hatch Chart, Southern Appalachian Hatch Chart, and a Southeastern Hatch Chart. This will help you identify all the bugs and insects that hatch in Western North Carolina Mountains and the Great Smoky Mountains in the Southern Appalachian areas There are Entomology pages that have the real pictures of the insects and will help you identify the real insects in the aquatic world. The Dry Fly Styles page will help you choose the right dry fly for different water speeds & conditions.
FLY HATCH CHART | ||
| JANUARY | ||
| INSECTS | EMERGENCE | PATTERN |
| Dipterae Midge | Afternoon | 18 - 24 Gray Midge, 18 - 24 Olive Midge |
| Blue Winged Olive | Afternoon | 18 - 24 Blue Winged Olive, 18 - 24 Adams |
| Early Black Stone Fly | All Day | 18 Black Stone Fly Nymph 18 Black Adult Stone Fly |
| FEBRUARY-MARCH | ||
| INSECTS | EMERGENCE | PATTERN |
| Blue Winged Olive Baetis | February - March Early Afternoons - Warm Days | 18 Blue Winged Olive, 18 Adams |
| Early Black Stone | February - March All Day | 18 Black Stone Fly Nymph 18 Black Adult Stone Fly |
| 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 Quill Gordon, Wet & Dry |
| APRIL | ||
| INSECTS | EMERGENCE | PATTERN |
| Blue Quills Paraleptophlebia Adoptiva | Early April Mornings to Early Afternoons | 18 Blue Quill Wet & Dry 18 Adams |
| Quill Gordon Epeorus Pleuralis | Early April Early Afternoons | 12 - 14 Quill Gordon, Wet & Dry |
| Dark Dun/Black Caddis | Mid-April Mid-Mornings | 14 - 16 Black Soft Hackle 14 - 16 Dark Elk Hair Caddis |
| MAY | ||
| INSECTS | EMERGENCE | PATTERN |
| 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 Hendrickson, 14 Red Quill, 14 Female Adams |
| March Brown Stenonema Vicarium | Mid-May All Day Sporadically | 12 March Brown, Wet & Dry |
| Light Cahill Stenonema Ithaca | Afternoon - Evening | 16 - 18 Light Cahill |
| 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 Sulphurs, 16 - 18 Light Cahill |
| Black Caddis | Early May All Day | 18 Black Soft Hackle, 18 Black Fluttering 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 | 10 Paradrake, 8 10 White Wulff |
| Giant Stone Fly Pteronarcys | Early May Early Morning | 4 - 8 Stone Fly Nymph |
| JUNE | ||
| INSECTS | EMERGENCE | PATTERN |
| 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 |
| Sulphurs Ephemerella Dorothea | Late Afternoon and Evening | 16 - 18 Sulphurs 16 - 18 Light Cahill |
| Isonychia Bicolor | Sporadically - All Day | 12 Adams |
| Green and Yellow Stone Fly | Late Afternoons | 16 Light Green and Yellow Fluttering Stone |
| Giant Stone Fly Pteronarcys | Early Mornings | 4 - 6 Stone Fly Nymph |
| Terrestrials | All Summer | Inchworms, Black Ants, Beetles, and Crickets |
| JULY | ||
| INSECTS | EMERGENCE | PATTERN |
| Isonychia Bicolor | Sporadically - All Day | 12 Adams |
| Green and Yellow Stone Fly | Late Afternoons | 16 Light Green and Yellow Fluttering Stone |
| Golden Stone Fly Acroneuria | Early Morning and at Dusk | 6 - 8 Stone Fly Nymph |
| Light Cahill Stenonema Ithaca | Sporadically - Late Afternoon and Evening | 16 - 18 Light Cahill |
| Terrestrials | All Summer | Inchworms, Black Ants, Beetles, and Crickets |
| AUGUST | ||
| INSECTS | EMERGENCE | PATTERN |
| Isonychia Bicolor | Sporadically - All Day | 12 Adams |
| Golden Stone Fly Acroneuria | Early Morning and at Dusk | 6 - 8 Stone Fly Nymph |
| Light Cahill Stenonema Ithaca | Sporadically - Late Afternoon and Evening | 16 - 18 Light Cahill |
| Flying Ants | All Day | 20 -24 Spent-wing Black and Brown Ants |
| Terrestrials | All Summer | Inchworms, Black Ants, Beetles, and Crickets |
| SEPTEMBER | ||
| INSECTS | EMERGENCE | PATTERN |
| Light Cahill Stenonema Ithaca | Usually at Dusk | 16 - 18 Light Cahill |
| Isonychia Bicolor | Sporadically -All Day | 12 Adams |
| Flying Ants | All Day | 20 - 24 Spent-wing Black and Brown Ants |
| Terrestrials | All Summer | Inchworms, Black Ants, Beetles, and Crickets |
| OCTOBER-NOVEMBER | ||
| INSECTS | EMERGENCE | PATTERN |
| Deptera Midge | October - November Afternoon | 18 - 24 Gray Midge |
| Blue Winged Olive | October - November Afternoon | 18 - 24 Blue Winged Olive, 18 - 24 Adams |