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ARIZONA "HATCHES"

 

NOTICE!     

     This page is under development. 

 

It will contain information concerning aquatic and terrestrial food items commonly found in Arizona lakes and streams AND the fly patterns used to imitate such food items (i.e. Hatch Charts).  I plan on organizing the page by the time of year that the emergences take place.  Below is a sample of what this page may look like.  Check back for updates in the near future.  CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!  Let me know what your go-to-patterns are for matching various "hatches" of Arizona aquatic and terrestrial insects or other fishy food items (baitfish, crayfish, leeches, etc.).

 

IN THE MEAN TIME.....check out this site that has hatch charts for almost every decent trout stream in Arizona....

 

http://www.flyshack.com/HCState.aspx 

 

-Jason

 

 

Natural Insect: Western Green Drake (Drunella grandis)

Imitation:  Green ParaDrake

                        Hook Size:  10-12

                        Hatch Dates (Time of Day):  May-July (AM/early PM) 

                        Locations:  Limited to several high elevation streams

                        (6,000'-10,000') in the White Mountains of eastern Arizona.

                        Other Useful patterns: Green Drake Wulf, Hairwing Dun, Travis

                        Para Emerger, Mercer Poxyback Drake, Olive Humpy, Green Drake

                        Crippled Dun, Olive Hare's Ear Nymph

                        Hatch Behavior:  Nymphs tend to congregate in slower stream

                        reaches prior to emergence.  Nymphs may make several attempts to

                        emerge by swimming up to the surface.  Trout may key in more on

                        nymphs or crippled/emerging duns rather than the fully emerged duns. 

                        Watch for fish taking duns before using a dry fly dun imitation.  

                        Once fish are seen taking duns try using a tandem rig with a high floating

                        dry fly and an emerger/nymph patterns as a second fly.  Mornings with

                        cloudy or rainy weather are typically the best conditions for a sustained

                        hatch.  Duns have to ride on the surface for a longer period of time

                        before their wings are dry and the can fly off.  Bright, sunny, and/or

                        hot mornings can result in the hatch occuring earlier in the AM and

                        lasting only a short while.  This is one of the GREAT WESTERN

                        MAYFLY HATCHES that can coax some of the biggest fish in a stream

                        up from the depths to the surface to feed.  Timing a trip to meet this hatch

                        could be hit or miss.....but if you hit the stream on a good day for Drakes,

                        you could have an unforgettable day of fishing.  Good Luck!

 

 

 

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