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February Hatch Chart and Pattern Recommendations

Insect Stage Pattern Size  Color Water Type Time of Day
Mayfly, 
Blue Winged Olive (Beatis)
Nymph Crystal Flash Nymph 

Pheasant Tail

16-18  Dark Olive or Dark Brown  Slack slow water, back eddies, and slow flats Mid-day 
(1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.)
Emerger Beatis Soft 

Floating Nymph

16-18 Black Olive or Brown Tan 

Dark Brown or 
Dark Olive

Slack slow water, back eddies, and slow flats Mid-day 
(1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.)
Adults Para Beatis

Para Adams 

B.W.O. Thorax 

B.W.O. Spinner

16-18 Black Olive 

Adams Grey

Dark Olive 

PT Brown/Tan

Slack slow water, back eddies, and slow flats Mid-day 
(1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.)
Caddis, 
Speckled Wing Caddis, 
Net spinning 
(Hydropsyche)
Larva Zug Bug 

Dubbed Caddis Larva

12-14 Dark Olive/Grey Deep slow runs, fished deep Mid-day 
(11:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
Caddis
Igloo cased caddis
(Glossosoma)
Larva Caddis Larva

Hare's Ear
 

16-18 Lt. Tan
 


Natural

Riffles and runs Midday to dusk
  Pupa Sparkle Pupa
 
 

Soft Hackle

16-18 Orange Body w/tan shroud

Orange/
Cream

Riffles and runs Midday to dusk
  Adults Elk Hair Caddis

Diving Caddis

18 Brown
 


Brown/Black

Riffles and Runs Midday to Dusk
Stone Fly
Winter stone 
(Capnia)

Nemeuridae

Nymph Stone Nymph 

Pheasant Tail 

Hare's Ear

12-14 Dark Brown 
 
 

Dark Grey or Brown

Walking speed run, 2 to 3 feet deep Mid-day 
(12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.)
  Adult

Dear Hair Caddis 

Slow Water Caddis

14 Dark Brown or Dark Grey Walking speed run, 2 to 3 feet deep/ Banks Mid-day 
(12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.)
Midge Pupa Serendipity 

Miracle Midge 

Suspended Midge

16-20

 

Black, Olive, Grey, and Tan Slow slack water and back eddies Periodic through day