

HATCHES

Hatch |
Size |
Approximate Date |
Time of Day |
Flower Blooming |
Little Blue Winged Olive Dun |
16-18 |
March 15 |
10:00AM - 4:00PM |
First Coltsfoot |
Grannon Caddisfly |
12-14 |
April 15 |
11:00AM - 6:30PM |
Skunk Cabbage |
Blue Quill |
16-18 |
April 17 |
11:30AM - 3:00PM |
Trout Lily |
Quill Gordon |
12-14 |
April 17 |
1:30PM - 6:30PM |
Bloodroot |
Hendrickson (F) |
12 |
April 20 |
2:00PM - 6:00PM |
Wild Ginger |
Red Quill (M) |
14 |
April 20 |
2:00PM - 6:00PM |
Wild Ginger |
March Brown |
10-12 |
May 12 |
Sporadic - Day |
Redbud Tree |
Gray Fox (Dun) |
10-12 |
May 12 |
10:00AM - Noon, Dusk |
Dutchman's Breeches |
Ginger Quill (Sp) |
10-12 |
May 12 |
10:00AM - Noon, Dusk |
Dutchman's Breeches |
Sulphurs |
14-16 |
May 20 |
7:00PM, Dusk |
Trillium |
Light Cahill |
12-14 |
May 20 |
8:00PM |
Iris, in full bloom |
Green Drake |
8-10 |
May 28 |
8:30PM |
Pink Lady's Slipper |
Brown Drake |
10-12 |
May 30 |
8:00PM |
Peonies, open |
Slate Drake |
10-12 |
June 1 |
5:00PM |
Mountain Laurel |
Blue Winged Olive Dun |
14-16 |
June 10 |
9:00AM, 8:30PM |
Chickory, in bloom |
Yellow Drake |
10-12 |
June 30 |
8:00PM |
Goat's Beard |
Trico |
20-24 |
July 15 |
7:00AM -Noon |
Wild Rhododendron |
White Fly |
10-12 |
August 7 |
7:30PM |
Goldenrod |
Slate Drake |
12-14 |
September-October |
11:00AM - 4:00PM |
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Little Blue Winged Olive Dun |
18-20 |
September-October |
10:00AM - 4:00PM |
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~ What a tourist terms a plague of insects, the fly fisher calls a great hatch.
— Patrick F. McManus 
Photo Credits: Chris Gerono
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