MATCH THE HATCH

MATCH THE HATCH

When fish are taking insects near or on the surface having suitable imitations of the flies on the water can take fish and also be very enjoyable.

Listed below are the key insects that you can expect on running or stillwaters. Several natural flies can be imitated by a single artificial.

The months that they hatch are noted but allow for variations, generally speeking the further North you are the later the hatches.

All the flies on this page are Dryflies

Upwinged Flies or 'Mayflies'

Autumn Dun - Still or running water, hatches July to September, hatches in daytime.

Suitable artificial - Dry Pheasant Tail

3 x Pheasant Tail (Dry) #12 -

3 x Pheasant Tail (Dry) #14 -

Blue Winged Olive

Common fly on all running waters, hatches May to October usually in the afternoon or evening. The natural is a small insect.

2 x Blue Winged Olive (Dry) #16 -

2 x Blue Winged Olive (Dry) #18 -

Broadwings or Caenis

Tiny white insect that fish love. Found on still and running waters, hatches June to August in hot weather.

2 x Caenis #18 -

2 x Caenis #20 -

Claret Dun

Common insect on stillwaters from May to June, they hatch during the daytime. Again the Pheasant Tail is a good match.

3 x Pheasant Tail (Dry) #12 -

2 x Pheasant Tail (Dry) #14

2 x Pheasant Tail (Dry) #16