August Hatch Chart and Pattern Recommendations
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| Insect |
Stage |
Pattern |
Size |
Color |
Water Type |
Time of Day |
Mayfly,
Blue Winged Olive (Beatis)
|
Nymph |
Crystal Flash Nymph
Pheasant Tail |
16-18
16-18 |
Dark Olive or Dark Brown |
Slack slow water and back eddies |
Mid-day
(12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.)
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| |
Emerger |
Beatis Soft
Floating Nymph |
16-18
16-18 |
Dark Olive |
Slack slow water and back eddies |
Mid-day
(12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.)
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| |
Adults |
Para dun
Comparadum
Thorax |
16-18 |
Dark Olive |
Slack slow water and back eddies |
Mid-day
(12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.)
|
Pale Evening Dunn
(Heptegenia)
|
Nymphs |
Pheasant Tail
Soft Hackle
Hare's Ear |
12 |
na
Dark Green
Olive |
Riffles and runs close to bank |
Morning (8:00 am. to 1:00 pm) |
| |
Adult |
Para Cahill
Sparkle Dunn
Comparadun |
12 |
Tan/Light Yellow
Light Yellow |
Riffles and runs close to bank & seams
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Afternoon (1:00 p.m. till dusk) |
Mayfly
Pale Morning Dunn
(ephermerella)
|
Nymphs |
Hare's Ear
PMD nymph
Pheasant Tail |
14-16 |
Brown
Reddish brown |
Slow runs |
Mid-day |
| |
Emerger |
Soft Hackle
Floating Nymph
PMD Cripple |
14-16 |
Orange
Cream
Cream/Orange |
Slow runs |
Mid-day |
| |
Adults |
PMD Thorax
PMD Comparadun
CDC PMD
PMD Spinner |
14-16 |
Creamy Orange
Creamy Orange
Creamy Orange
Rust |
Slow runs |
Mid-day |
Crane Flies
(tipulidae)
(tipulid) |
Larva |
Serendipity
Crane fly larva
(Schwiebert) |
14-16 |
Grey or cream |
Riffles runs and back-eddies |
Periodic through day |
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Adults |
Ginger Spider
Soft Hackle
Comparadun |
16 |
Cream
Yellow
Lt. Yellow |
Riffles runs and back-eddies |
Periodic through day |
Caddis,
Speckled Wing Caddis,
Net
spinning
(Hydropsyche) |
Larva |
Zug Bug
Dubbed Caddis Larva
Hare's Ear
Serendipity |
12-14 |
Dark Olive/Grey
Tan/Lt. Olive
Tan/Lt. Olive |
Riffles and runs
(fish deep) |
Morning
(8:00 a.m. to noon)
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| |
Pupa |
Sparkle Pupa
Translucent Emerger
Soft Hackle |
12-14 |
Tan
Tan/Lt. Brown
Lt. Brown |
Fished deep with lift |
Afternoon |
| |
Adults |
CDC Caddis
Dear Hair Caddis
X-Caddis
Diving Caddis
(crystal flash body)
|
14 |
Lt. Brown
Olive/Brown
Olive
Olive |
Tail-outs at end of runs or riffles |
Afternoons |
Midge
|
Pupa |
Serendipity
Miracle Midge
Suspended Midge |
16-20 |
Black, Olive, Grey, and Tan |
Slow slack water and back eddies |
Periodic through day
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