The Hatch
The constant theme for fishers is – how to catch more fish? The answer for fly fishers is the hatch!
Fly larva, natural fish food, emerges out of the stream bed and floats to the surfacewhere it hatches its wings and flies off the water surface. When you notice flies onyour windshield while driving in the mountains, especially along roads that parallelstreams – that’s a sure sign a hatch is in progress. From the Blue Winged Olivehatch in January through the December Midge hatches trout feed continually on this favorite food source.
During the hatch, streams are literally full of larva and the fish rise to just underthe surface where the feeding is abundant. They also go for the hatched flyfloating on the surface and that is why the hatch is the secret to catching more fish.
Fly larva, natural fish food, emerges out of the stream bed and floats to the surfacewhere it hatches its wings and flies off the water surface. When you notice flies onyour windshield while driving in the mountains, especially along roads that parallelstreams – that’s a sure sign a hatch is in progress. From the Blue Winged Olivehatch in January through the December Midge hatches trout feed continually on this favorite food source.
During the hatch, streams are literally full of larva and the fish rise to just underthe surface where the feeding is abundant. They also go for the hatched flyfloating on the surface and that is why the hatch is the secret to catching more fish.
Detailed hatch charts and lots of advice on the current hatch are available in local tackle shops. Flies are readily available if the current patterns are not among your collection. (When you arrive, check with the hatchery, local tackle shops or guides to get the latest hatch report and recommendations.)