Hatch charts can help you pick out the appropriate flies and tackle that
you are likely to need for an upcoming fly fishing trip. They should never be taken
as gospel, but rather as a general guide to expected aquatic insect activity.
Weather and water conditions can cause significant changes in the timing
and duration of the hatches, but in the Eastern United States they usually
happen in the same order each year.
Click on the links for each fly to take you to our favorite recommendations
for imitating a specific insect. You can then purchase the right flies
for a hatch, or if you are a fly tier, you will find the pattern listing
for these flies. Note that many of the patterns are offered in different
sizes; choose the sizes listed on the hatch chart for the most accurate
imitation.
If you’d rather purchase flies in prepared selections,
we offer the following hatch-specific fly selections:
