Fly Fishing Gals

Girls can be Girls and Fly Fish Too!

Matching the Hatch (Midwest)

MAYFLIES

Name	Active Months	Hatch Time	Spinner Fall	Fly	Sizes	Type of water
Blue Wing Olive (BWO)	April & May, August - September	Morning	Morning, Afternoon	BWO Emergers, BWO Dun	18-26	All
Gray Drake	mid-April, May, June	Evening	Dusk	Adams	10-12	Rapids
March Brown	mid-April, May, June, mid-July	1pm	8pm	Hair Wing Adams, Sparkle Dun	10-14	moderate to slow
Blue Quill	April, May, June	11am	Afternoon	Adams	16-20	Fast
Slate Drake	April, May, June, July, August	7am	10am		10-12	Riffles
Dark Hendrickson	mid-April, May,mid-June	2pm	Afternoon	Sparkle Dun	14-16	Riffles
Sulphur	May, June, mid-July	Evening	Dusk	Sparkle Dun, Sulphu Comparadun	14-18	Moderate, Riffles
Brown Drakes	June	7pm	Evening	Close Carpet Fly, Hair Wing Adams	10-12	Moderate, Slow
Hexagenia	June, July	Dusk	Dusk to Dark	Para Drake, Extended Body Dun	6-10	Slow to Still
Light Cahill	June, July, August	Late Afternoon	Evening	Catskill, Parachute Dun	12-14	Moderate to Slow
Tiny Blue Wing Olives	June, July	Morning	Morning to Afternoon	BWO	20-24	All
Trico	July, August, September	Morning	Morning	Duns, Spinners	20-26	Riffles to Slow
Ephron (White Mayfly)	August	7pm	8pm	Close Carpet Fly, Sparkle Dun	12-14	Riffles to Slow

CADDIS

Name	Active Month	Hatch Time	Spinner Fall	Fly	Sizes	Type of Water
Micro Caddis	April, May, September	Sporadic	Sporadic		18-22	Riffles
Gannom Caddis	May, June, July	10am	Noon		14-16	Cold, Fast
Black Caddis	May, June, July, August	11am	Evening		16-18	Riffles
Spotted Sedge	May, June, July, September	4pm	7pm	Light Elk Hair Caddis	10-14	Still, Slow, Moderate
Cinnamon Sedge	June, July, August, September	Sporadic	Evening		10-12	Still, Moderate
Mottled Sedge	June, July, August, September, October	Sporadic	Evening	Dark Elk Hair Caddis	10-12	Still, Slow

STONEFLIES

Name	Active Month	Hatch Time	Spinner Fall	Fly	Sizes	Type of Water
Black Winter Stonefly	February, March, April, May	Sporadic	Sporadic		14-18	Slow to Moderate
Yellow Sally	May, June, July, August	Sporadic	Sporadic	Yellow Stimulator	8-12	Slow to Moderate
Brown Stone	April, May, June	Sporadic	Sporadic		8-10	Slow to Moderate
Large Black Stone	May, June	6pm	Sporadic		4-8	Moderate to Fast

MISC

Name	Active Month	Hatch Time	Spinner Fall	Fly	Sizes	Type of Water
Midges	May to October	Sporadic	Sporadic	Midge Emergers, Griffits Gnats	18-24	Slow to Moderate, Lakes
Black Gnat	April, May, June	Sporadic	Sporadic		18-26	Slow to Moderate, Lakes
Damselfly	May to September	Sporadic	Sporadic		10-12	Lakes
Scuds	Year Around	N/A	N/A		12-20	Slow to Moderate, Lakes
Leaches	April to September	N/A	N/A		4-10	Lakes, Large Rivers
Ants & Beetles	April to October	N/A	N/A		Various	All
Flying Ants	May to October	N/A	N/A		Various	All
Pond Skater	July, August, September	Sporadic	Sporadic		12-14	Slow to Moderate
Crane Fly	June, July, August	Sporadic	Sporadic	Partridge & Yellow Soft Hackle	12-14	Slow to Moderate
Hoppers	Mid-July, August, September	N/A	N/A	Para Hopper	Match	All