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Michigan Hatch
Chart
Michigan has tens of
thousands of miles of rivers that both cold and warm water species of fish call
home. Many of them feed on the insects that also live in the river, many
of which emerge from a subsurface nymph or larva, to a flying insect
that fish feed on. It's this "dry fly fishing" that lures many
anglers to the stream to test their skills at fly
fishing.
We are truly
blessed to have some epic insect hatches, especially in west Michigan, that
bring fish to the surface in search of floating insects that fish
eat. From "blizzard" hatches of caddis and gray drakes, to the elegant
emergence of a sulphur and the fly "copters" we call Hex's, Michigan is
rich with insect filled rivers and fish that reside in
them.
Below is a
chart that outlines what hatches and when.
We certainly
welcome any calls or emails with specific questions.
616-656-4172 - Office
616-560-3195 - Cell
* Best Hatches
| Common
Name |
Latin Name |
Group |
Emergence
Dates |
Emergence
Times |
| Tiny Black Stonefly
#16-20 |
Allocapnia sp., Nemoura
aldipennis |
Stonefly |
1/1-4/30 |
noon-4pm |
| Early Black Stonefly
#10-14 |
Taeniopteryx
nivalis |
Stonefly |
2/21-4/30 |
noon-4pm |
| Early Brown Stonefly #12,
14 |
Brachyptera
fasciata |
Stonefly |
3/15-5/10 |
1pm-7pm |
| Blue-winged Olive #16 |
Baetis
tricaudatus |
Mayfly |
4/15-11/1 |
noon-3pm |
| Dark Hendrickson #12, 14
(Hendrickson, Red Quill) |
Ephemerella
subvaria |
Mayfly |
4/20-5/20
Peak: 5/1-7
|
10am-4pm |
| Little Black Caddis
#16-18 |
Chimarra
aterrima |
Caddisfly |
4/20-5/31
Peak:
5/1-14 |
noon-10pm |
| Grannom Caddis #14-16 |
Brachycentrus
americanus |
Caddisfly |
4/20-7/31 |
2pm-dark |
| Medium Bown Stonefly |
Perlodia
isoperla |
Stonefly |
5/10-7/31 |
afternoons |
| Little Yellow Stonefly
#14-18 |
Allloperla
sp. |
Stonefly |
5/15-8/15
Peak: 5/28-6/21 and
7/1-7/14 |
afternoons |
| Giant Stonefly #2-8
(Salmonfly) |
Pteronarcys
dorsata |
Stonefly |
5/15-6/30 |
any
time |
| Green Oak Worm #8-12 |
Lepidoptera
sp. |
Terrestrial |
5/15-7/10 |
day |
| Green Caddis #10-18 (Green Rock
Worm) |
Rhycophila
fenestra |
Caddisfly |
5/1-6/30
Peak: 5/21-6/14
|
2pm-dark |
| March Brown #10,
12 |
Stenonema
vicarium |
Mayfly |
5/17-6/20 |
noon-4pm |
Cinnamon Caddis
#14-20
|
Hydropsyche
sp. |
Caddisfly |
5/20-9/30
Peak: 5/31-6/31
|
4pm-dark |
| Quill Gordon #12,
14 |
Epeorus
pleuralis |
Mayfly |
5/24-7/12 |
1pm-4pm |
| Light Hendrickson #14 |
Ephemerella
rotunda |
Mayfly |
5/3-6/20
Peak: 5/7-14
|
noon-5pm |
| Slate-winged Mahogany #16,
18 (Little Red Quill) |
Paraleptophlebia
adoptiva |
Mayfly |
5/3-7/8 |
11am-2pm |
| Gray Drake #8, 10 (Spinner
Fall) |
Siphlonurus
alternatus |
Mayfly |
5/15-7/26
Peak 5/21-6/15
|
dark |
| Giant Michigan Mayfly #4, 6 (Hex,
Michigan ) |
Hexagenia
limbata |
Mayfly |
6/10-7/10 |
10pm-4am |
| Blue-winged Olive #14,
16 |
Baetis
spp. |
Mayfly |
6/15-7/12
Peak: 5/7-5/31 |
8pm-10pm |
| Leadwing Coachman
#10 |
Isonychia
bicolor |
Mayfly |
6/15-8/15 |
4pm-10pm |
| Ants #12-24 (Black and
Cinnamon) |
Hymenoptera:
Formicidae |
Terrestrial |
6/15-9/30 |
day,
evening |
| Pale Evening Dun #16,
18 |
Ephemerella
dorothea |
Mayfly |
6/1-7/15 |
8pm-midnight |
| Great Orange Sedge |
Phryganglia
ptilostomis |
Caddisfly |
6/1-7/31 |
evenings |
| Brown Drake #8,
12 |
Ephemera
simulans |
Mayfly |
6/1-7/4
Peak: 6/7-14
|
8pm-midnight |
| Beetles |
Coleoptera |
Terrestrial |
6/1-9/30 |
day,
evening |
| Tiny Blue-winged Olive
#22* |
Baetis
punctiventris |
Mayfly |
6/23-9/8 |
10am-9pm |
| Light Cahill #12, 14 |
Stenonema
sp. |
Mayfly |
6/5-8/14 |
2pm-10pm |
| Crickets |
Orthoptera sp. |
Terrestrial |
7/1-10/15 |
any time |
| Grasshoppers
#6-12 |
Orthoptera sp. |
Terrestrial |
7/1-9/30
Peak:
7/15-8/30 |
day |
| Tiny White-winged Black #22
(Trico)* |
Tricorythodes
spp. |
Mayfly |
7/20-9/1
Peak:
7/21-8/7 |
6am-10am |
 
 
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