North Georgia Hatch Chart

This is a hatch chart for the North Georgia Mountains area.  Depending on location within the State it could vary by a week or so.   

January

 Insects Time of Month Time of Day Flies To Use
General Flies All Month All Day

12-18 Prince Nymph

12-18 Hares Ear

12-18 Zug Bug

12-18 Prince Nymph

16-24 Adams Parachute

Worms

Egg Patterns

Woolly Bugger

 

Mayfly (Blue Winged Olive, Blue Quill Mayfly) All Month Later Am-Mid/Late PM

Blue Winged Olive Mayfly

16-24 Blue Winged OliveDry

16-22 Blue Winged Olive Nymph

14-22 Biot Blue Wing Olive

16-18 Eastern BWO Soft Hackle

Blue Quill Mayfly

16-20 Blue Quill

16-18 Winged Olive Nymph

16-18 Blue Quill Soft Hackle

16-22 Pheasant Tail

 

Stoneflies All Month All Day

Black Stone

16-20 Black Stone Fly Nymphs

 

Midges All Month All Day

18-22 Griffith Gnat Dry

18-24 Gray Midge

18-24 White Midge

18-24 Olive Midge

 

 

February

Insect Time of Month Time of Day Flies To Use
General Flies All Month All Day

12-18 Prince Nymph

12-18 Hares Ear

12-18 Zug Bug

12-18 Prince Nymph

16-24 Adams Parachute

Worms

Egg Patterns

Wolly Bugger

 

Mayfly (Blue Winged Olive, Blue Quill, Quill Gordon)

Blue Winged/Quill (All Month)

Quill Gordon (Late)

Blue Winged Olive Mayfly

16-24 Blue Winged OliveDry

16-22 Blue Winged Olive Nymph

14-22 Biot Blue Wing Olive

16-18 Eastern BWO Soft Hackle

Blue Quill Mayfly

16-20 Blue Quill

16-18 Winged Olive Nymph

16-18 Blue Quill Soft Hackle

16-20 Pheasant Tail

Quill Gordon Mayfly

12-16 Quill Gordon Dry

12-16 Quill Gordon Nymph

 

Caddis Flies 

Black Caddis (mid to late)

Dun Caddis (Late)

Midday -late PM

Late AM -Mid PM

Black Caddis

14-18 Red Head

14-18 Iris Cadis

18 Black Caddis Dry (Elk or Deer-Hair)

Dun Caddis

18 Dark Dun Caddis Dry (Elk or Deer-Hair)

16-18 Grey Caddis Dry (Elk or Deer-Hair)

16-20 Bead Head Gray Caddis

 

Stoneflies

All Month

Late AM-Mid PM

Black Stone

12-20 Black Stonefly Nymph

16-18 Montana Stone

16 Early Black Stone

16 Black Copper John

 

Midges All Month All Day

18-22 Griffith Gnat Dry

18-24 Gray Midge

18-24 White Midge

18-24 Olive Midge

18-22 Zebra Midges

 

 

March

Insect Time of Month Time of Day Flies to Use
General Flies All Month All Day

14-18 Adamas

Woolly Bugger

Egg

Worm

Mops

Prince Nymph

Hare's Ear

Pheasant Tail

 

Mayflies

Blue Winged Olive (All Month)

 

Blue Quill (All Month)

Quill Gordon (All Month)

March Brown (Mid to Late)

 

Late AM- Mid PM

Blue WInged Olive

16-22 Blue Winged Olive

16-22 Blue Winged Olive Nymph

16-18 BWO Soft Hackle

16-22 Biot BWO

Blue Quills

16-20 Blue Quill Dry

16-18 Blue Quill Soft Hackle

16-18 BWO Nymph

16-22 Pheasant Tail

Quill Gordon 

12-16 Quill Gordon Dry

12-18 Quill Gordon Nymph

Mach Brown

12-18 March Brown Dry

12-18 March Brown Parachute Dry

12-18 March Brown Nymph

14-16 March Brown Wet Fly

10-18 Dark Brown/Gray Hares Ear

10-20 Pheasant Tail

 

 

 

Caddis 

 

 

All Month

Black Caddis (All Day)

Dun Caddis (Early AM-Late PM)

Black Caddis

16-18 Black Caddis Dry

14-18 Iris Caddis

14-18 Red Head

Small Dun Caddis

16 Grey Elk/Deer Hair Caddis

16-18 Elk/Deer Caddis in Dark Dun or Black

16-20 Bead Head Gray Caddis

 

Stoneflies

All Month

Mid AM to PM

Black Stone

14-16 Black Stonefly

 

Midges

All Month

Lunch to late PM

18-22 MIdge Pupa

18-24 White or Gray Midge

18-22 Griffith's Gnat

18-24 Zebra Midge

 

 

April

Insect Time of Month Time of Day Flies To Use
General Flies All Month All Day

Worm

Egg

Mop Fly

Wooly Bugger

14-18 Adams Dry

14-18 Prince Nymph

14-16 Hares Ear

 

Mayflies

March Brown (All Month)

Blue Quill (All Month)

Red Quill (All Month)

Quill Gordon (Early in Month)

Sulpher (Late)

Light Cahill (Late)

March Brown (Late AM-Mid PM)

Blue Quill (Late AM-Mid PM)

Red Quill (All Day)

Quill Gordon (Late AM-Mid PM)

Sulpher (Late PM)

Light Cahill (Early Afternoon-Late PM)

March Brown

12-16 March Brown Dry

12-16 March Brown Parachute

12-16 March Brown Wet Fly

12-16 March Brown Nymph

12-16 Dark Brown Hares Ear

12-16 Pheasant Tail

Blue Quill

16-20 Blue Quill

16-18 BWO Dry or Nymph

16-18 Blue Quill Soft Hackle

14-22 Pheasant Tail

Red Quill

14-16 Red Quill

12-16 Hendrickson

14-16 Adams w/yellow, blue egg sack

14-18 Pheasant Tail

Sulpher

12-18 Sulpher Dry

14-16 Sulpher  Spinner

14-16 Sulpher Nymph

Light Cahill

12-16 Light Cahill

14-18 Cahill Spinner

14-18 Yellow Soft Hackle

 

Caddis All Month Mid-Late PM

Brown Caddis

14-18 Elk/Deer Hair Caddis

Dun Caddis

16-18 Gray Elk/Deer Hair Caddis

16-18 Gray Caddis Pupa

Gray Caddis

12-16 Dark Elk/Deer Hair Caddis 

 

Stoneflies All Month Late Am to Dusk

Black Stone

10-18 Black Stone Fly

Brown Stone

10-16 Brown Stone Fly

Golden Stone

10-16 Yellow Stone Fly

14-18 Yellow Stimi

14-18 Yellow Elk/Deer Hair Dry

 

Midges All Month All Day

18-22 BWO

18-22 BWO Nymphs

18-22 White/Gray Midge

18-22 Zebra Midge

18-22 Griffith Gnat

 

 

May

Insects Time of Month Time of Day Flies To use
General Flies  All Month All Day

Worms

Eggs

Woolly Buggers

12-18 Hares Ear

12-22 Pheasant Tail

12-16 Zug Bug

14-18 Rainbow Warrior

12-16 Adams

 

Mayflies

Light Cahill (All Month)

Sulpher (All Month)

March Brown (All Month)

Green Drake (Mid to Late)

 

Light Cahill (Early-Late PM)

Sulpher (late PM-Dark)

March Brown (Late AM-Late PM)

Green Drake (Late AM-Dark)

Light Cahill

12-16 Light Cahill

12-16 Cahill Nymph

12-18 Yellow Sally

12-18 Yellow Soft Hackle

Sulpher

12-18 Supher Dry

12-18 Yellow Soft Hackle

12-18 Sulpher Spinner

March Brown

14-18 March Brown Dry

14-18 March Brown Wet Fly

14-20 Pheasant Tail

Green Drake

8-12 Green Drake Dry

8-12 Green Drake Nymph 

 

Caddis

Gray Caddis (All Month)

Brown Caddis (All Month)

Dun Caddis (All Month)

 

 

Gray Caddis (Late AM-Late PM)

Brown Caddis (Late PM)

Dun Caddis (Late AM-Late PM)

Gray Caddis

12-16 Darl Gray/Brown Elk/Deer Hair Caddis Dry

Brown Caddis

14-16 Dark Elk/Deer Hair Caddis Dry

Dun Caddis

16-18 Gray Elk/Deer Hair Caddis

16-18 Gray Pupa

 

Stoneflies

Black Stonefly (All Month

Yellow Stonefly (All Month)

Golden Stonefly (Mid-Late)

Black Stonefly (Early-Late AM)

Yellow Stonefly (All Day)

Golden Stonefly (All Day)

Black Stonefly

4-8 Black Stonefly Nymph

6-8 Dark Colored Stone Nymph

6-12 Pats

Yellow Stonefly

14-18 Yellow Sally

14-18 Yellow/Orange Stimi

14-18 Yellow Elk/Deer Hair Caddis

14-18 Yellow Soft Hackle

Yellow Stonefly

14-18 Yellow Sally

14-18 Humpy

14-18 Yellow Stimi

 

Midges

All Month

All Day

18-22 Zebra Midge

18-24 Gray/White Midge

18-22 Griffith Gnat

18-22 Yellow Midge

 

 

June

Insects Time of Month Time of Day Flies To Use
General Flies All Month All Day

Worms

Eggs

Mops

Woolly Buggers

Pheasant Tails

Hares Ear

Adams Dries

Prince Nymph

 

Mayflies

Light Cahill (All Month)

Pale Dun (Late in Month)

Sulpher (All Month)

Brown Drake (Mid-Late)

 

Light Cahill (Early-Late PM)

Pale Dun (Late PM)

Sulpher (Mid-Late PM)

Brown Drake (Late AM-Late PM)

Light Cahill

14-18 Light Cahill Dries

Pale Dun

12-16 Pale Evening Dun Dry

12-16 Prince Nymph

12-16 Hares Ear

Sulpher

12-18 Sulpher Dry

Brown Drake

 8-14 March Brown Dry

8-16 March Brown Nymph

8-14 Dark Brown Hares Ear

8-14 Pheasant Tail

 

Caddis

Gray Caddis (Early in Month)

Brown Caddis (All Month)

Dun Caddis (All Month)

 

Gray, Brown Caddis (Late AM)

Dun Caddis (Mid AM-Early PM)

 

 Gray Caddis

14-16 Grey Elk/Deer Hair Caddis

14-16 Dun Caddis Pupa

Brown Caddis

14-16 Brown/Dark Elk/Deer Hair Caddis

Dun Caddis

14-16 Brown/Dun Elk/Deer Hair Caddis

 

StoneFlies

Yellow Stone (Early in Month)

Black Stone (All Month)

Brown Stone (All Month)

Golden Stone (All Month)

Yellow Stone (Early-Mid AM/Mid PM-Late PM)

Black Stone (Early AM-Mid AM)

Brown Stone (Early AM-Mid AM)

Golden Stone (Early Am-Early PM)

Yellow Stonefly

14-16 Yellow Eldk/Deer Hair Caddis

14-16 Yellow or Orange Stimi

14-16 Yellow Stone Nymph

Black Stonefly

4-12 Black Stone Nymph

Brown Stonefly

8-12 Brown Stone Nymph

Golden Stonefly

12-16 Yellow Elk/Deer Hair Caddis

12-16 Yellow Stimi

12-16 Yellow Stone Nymph

 

Midges All Month All Day

18-22 Zebra Midge

18-22 Gray/White Midge

18-22 Griffith Gnat

18-20 Yellow Midge

 

Terrestrials All Month Varies throughout the day

Ants, Beatles, Lightning Bugs, Inch worms (green), ect.

 

July

Insects Time of Month Time of Day Flies to Use
General Flies All Month All Day

Worms

Eggs

Mops

Hares Ear

Pheasant Tail

Mop

Woolly Bugger

Prince Nymph


Mayflies

Sulpher (Early)

Brown Drake (All Month)

Pale Dun (All Month)

 

Sulpher (Early PM-Late PM)

Brown Drake (Afternoon Hours)

Pale Dun (Late PM)

Sulpher

12-18 Sulpher Dry (parachute or not)

14-18 Sulpher Nymph

14-18 Yellow Soft Hackle

Brown Drake

8-14 March Brown Dries

8-14 March Brown Wet Fly

8-14 March Brown Nymphs

8-16 Pheasant Tail

8-16 Hares Ear in a dark color

Caddis

Dun Caddis

 All Month

Mid AM

16-18 Brown Elk/Deer Hair Caddis

16-18 Gray or Brown Caddis Nymph

 

Stoneflies

Brown Stone (All Month)

Golden Stone (All Month)

Brown Stone (Early AM-Mid AM)

Golden Stone (Early AM-Mid AM)

Brown Stone

8-12 Brown Stone Nymph

Golden Stone

12-16 Yellow Elk/Deer Hair Caddis

12-16 Yellow, Ginger, Orange Stimi

14-18 Yellow Stone Nymph

 

Midge All Month All Day

18-22 Zebra Midges

18-22 Gray/White Midges

18-22 Yellow Midge

18-22 Griffith Gnat

 

Terrestrials All Month Varies

Ants, Beetles, Hoppers, Lightning Bugs, Crickets, Inch Worms (green)

 

August

Insect Time of Month Time of Day Flies to Use
General Flies  All Month All Day

Worms

Eggs

Mops

Hares Ear

Pheasant Tail

Mop

Woolly Bugger

Prince Nymph

 

Mayfly

Pale Dun (All Month)

Cream Cahill (All Month)

Brown Drake (All Month)

 

Pale Dun (Mid PM-Late PM)

Cream Cahill (Early PM-Late PM)

Brown Drake (Late AM-Late PM)

Pale Dun 

12-14 Pale Dun Dry

12-16 Hares Ear

12-16 Prince 

12-16 Pheasant Tail

Cream Cahill

12-16 Light Cahill Dry

 

Caddis

Dun Caddis

All Month Mid AM

14-16 Brown Elk/Deer Hair Caddis

 

Stonefly

Brown Stone (All Month)

Golden Stone (Early AM)

Brown Stone (Early-Mid AM)

Golden Stone (Early AM)

Brown Stone

8-12 Brown Stone Nymph

8-14 Brown Stimi

Golden Stone

6-12 Golden Stone Nymph

8-14 Brown, Yellow, Ginger, Orange Stimi

 

Midge All Month All Day

18-22 Zebra Midges

18-22 Gray/White Midge

18-20 Yellow Midge

18-22 Griffith Gnat

 

Terrestrial All Month Varies Ants, Beatles, Lightning Bugs, Hoppers, Crickets, Inch Worms (green/cream/tan)

 

September

Insect Time of Month Time of Day Flies to Use
General Flies  All Month All Day

Worms

Eggs

Mops

Pheasant Tails

Hares Ears

Adams Dries

Woolly Bugger

Prince Nymph

 

Mayfly

Pale Dun (All Month)

Blue Winged Olive (All Month)

Blue Quill (All Month)

Mahogany Dun (All Month)

 

Pale Dun (Late PM)

Blue Winged Olive (Late AM-Mid PM)

Blue Quill (Late AM-Mid PM)

Mahogany Dun (AM-Mid PM)

Pale Dun

12-16 Pale Evening Dun Dry

12-16 Hare's Ear

Blue Winged Olive 

16-18 Blue Winged Olive Dry

14-22 Biot Blue Wing Olive

16-18 Eastern BWO Nymph & Soft Hackle

Blue Quill

16-18 Blue Quill

16-18 BWO Nymph

16-18 Blue Quill Soft Hackle

16-20 Pheasant Tail

Mahogany Dun

16-18 Mahogany Dun

16-20 Mahogany Dun Nymph

 

Caddis

Dun Caddis (All Month)

Brown Caddis (Late)

October Caddis (Late)

 

Dun Caddis (Mid AM)

Brown Caddis (Late PM)

October Caddis (All Day)

Dun Caddis 

16-18 Brown Elk/Deer Hair Caddis

16-18 Gray Caddis Nymph

16-18 Pheasant Tail

Brown Caddis

 12-16 October Caddis

10-14 Ginger Elk/Deer Hair Caddis

12-18 October Caddis Emerger

 

Stonefly Early All Day

Brown Stone

8-12 Brown Stone Nymph

 

Midge All Month All Day

18-22 Zebra Midge

18-22 Gray/White Midge

18-22 Orange/Yellow Soft Hackle

18-22 Orange/Yellow Midge

 

Terrestrial Varies Varies Ants, Beatles, Hoppers, Crickets

 

October

Insect Time of Month Time of Day Flies to Use
General Flies All Month All Day

Worms

Eggs

Mops

Pheasant Tails

Hares Ears

Adams Dries

Woolly Bugger

Prince Nymph

 

Mayfly All Month

Blue Winged Olive (Late AM-Late PM)

Blue Quill (Late AM-Mid PM)

Mahogany/Dun (Early AM-Mid PM)

Blue Winged Olive

16-18 Blue Winged Olive Dry

16-22 Biot Blue Wingled Olive

18-20 Light Gray Soft Hackle

18-20 Olive Soft Hackle

Blue Quill

16-20 Blue Winged Olive Dry

16-20 Blue Quill Dry

16-18 Blue Quill Soft Hackle

16-20 Pheasant Tail w/ or w/out Soft Hackle

Mahogany/Dun 

16-18 Mahogany Dun Dry

18-20 Mahogany Nymph

18-20 Dark Brown Soft Hackle

18-20 Pheasant Tail Soft Hackle

 

Caddis

Small Dun Caddis

Gray/Brown Caddis

October Caddis

All Month

 

Small Dun Caddis (Mid AM-Late PM)

Gray/Brown Caddis (Mid-Late PM)

October Caddis (Early AM then Late PM)

Small Dun Caddis

16-18 Brown Elk/Deer Hair Caddis

18 Gray Pupa

18 Gray Soft Hackle

Gray/Brown Caddis

14-18 Dark Color Elk/Deer Hair Caddis

Add Yellow & Brown 

14-18 Dun/Yellow Soft Hackles 

October Caddis

 8-10 Giner Elk/Deer Hair Caddis 

10-16 Ginger/Orange Stimi

10-16 Ginger/Orange Soft Hackles

10-14 October Caddis Emerger/Pupa

12-16 CDC October Caddis

 

Stonefly All month All Day

Black Stonefly

16-18 Black Stonefly Nymph

 

Midges All Month All Day

16-20 Orange/ Yellow Midge or Soft Hackle

16-22 Griffith's Gnat

18-22 Olive Soft Hackle

 

Terrestrials Varies Varies

Ants, Spiders, Some Beatles, Some Crickets Ect.

 

November

Insect Time of Month Time of Day Flies to Use
General Flies All Month All Day

Worms

Eggs

Mops

Pheasant Tails

Hares Ears

Adams Dries

Wolly Bugger

Prince Nymph

Mayfly All Month Late AM-Mid PM

Blue Winged Olive

16-20 Blue Windged Olive Dry

14-22 Biot Blue Wing

16-20 Olive Soft Hackle

16-20 Blue Wing Olive Nymph

Blue Quill 

16-18 Blue Quill

16-18 Blue Winged Olive Nymph

16-18 BWO Soft Hackle

16-18 Olive Soft Hackle

16-20 Blue Winged Olive Nymph

 

Stonefly Late  All Day

Black Stone

12-18 Black Stone Nymph

 

Midges All Month All Day

18-22 Zebra Midge

18-22 Tan/White/Gray/Olive Midge

18-22 Griffith's Gnat

 

Terrestrial Varies Varies Ants, Spiders, Some crickets and Hoppers

 

December

Insect Time of Month Time of Day Flies to Use
General Flies All Month All Day

Worms

Eggs

Mops

Pheasant Tails

Hares Ears

Adams Dries

Wolly Bugger

Prince Nymph

 

Mayfly All Month Late AM-Mid PM

Blue WIndge Olive

16-20 Blue Winged Olive Dry

16-22 Biot Blue Wing Olive Dry

16-20 Olive Soft Hackle

16-18 BWO Soft Hackle

16-20 Blue Winged Olive Nymph

Blue Quill Mayfly

 16-18 Blue Quill

16-18 Blue Winged Olive Nymph

16-18 BWO Soft Hackle

16-18 Olive Soft Hackle

16-20 Blue Winged Olive Nymph

 

Caddis None None None
Stonefly All Month All day

Black Stone

16-18 Black Stone Nymph

 

Midges All Month All Day

18-22 Zebra Midge

18-22 Tan/White/Gray/Olive Midge

18-22 Griffith's Gnat