Hatches

ARIZONA "HATCHES"

This page contains 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). 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.).

HATCH CHARTS

Check out this site that has hatch charts for almost every decent trout stream in Arizona....

http://www.flyshack.com/HCState.aspx

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NEW ! Check out the site below to find out what patterns can be used to imitate various food items.... This site has a great search engine for patterns. If you search by "imitation" you can see the names of, and pictures of, the various patterns that can be used to imitate the different lifestages of aquatic insects. The color and hook size information is VERY useful for for fly tying geeks!!! Check it out!!!

http://www.westfly.com/fly-pattern-recipe/fly-pattern-recipe.shtml

Here is also a great website with diagrams for the life cycles of various insect groups. Click on the mayfly drawing below.

Top Ten Patterns for Arizona Trout

-Pheasant Tail Nymph

-Hare's Ear Nymph

-Bluewinged Olive Parachute

-Adams Parachute

-Woolly Buggers (olive, brown, grey, black, white)

-Soft-hackled Caddis Pupae

-Elk Hair Caddis

-Stimulator

-Rubber-legged Hopper

-Zebra Midge

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