An Aquatic Insect Hatch Chart for Western North Carolina

Western North Carolina Hatch Chart

Common name or descriptive name	Time of Month (Early, Mid, Late)	Time of Day (Early, Mid, Late AM.-PM.)
Blue Winged Olives	February	Mid day to Mid PM
Blue Quill	Late February	Late AM to Late PM
Tiny Black Stone Flies	Both months	Late AM to Mid PM
Early Black Stone Flies	Both months	Late AM to Mid PM
Early Black Stone Flies	February	Late AM to Mid PM
Early Brown Stone Flies	Late February	Late AM to Mid PM
Dun Caddis	Late January & All February	Late AM to Mid PM
Midges	Both months	Late AM to Late PM

Common name or descriptive name	Time of Month (Early, Mid, Late)	Time of Day (Early, Mid, Late AM.-PM.)
Blue Winged Olives	All month	Mid day to Mid PM
Blue Quill	All month	Late AM to Late PM
Quill Gordon	Late	Late AM to Mid PM
Hendrickson/Red Quill	All month	Early to Mid PM
Early Black Stone Flies	All month	Late AM to Mid PM
Early Brown Stone Flies	All month	Late AM to Mid PM
Dun Caddis	All month	Late AM to Late PM
Midges	All month	Late AM to Late PM

Common name or descriptive name	Time of Month (Early, Mid, Late)	Time of Day (Early, Mid, Late AM.-PM.)
Blue Winged Olives	Early	Mid day to Mid PM
Blue Quill	All month	Late AM to Late PM
Quill Gordon	All month	Late AM to Mid PM
Hendrickson/Red Quill	All month	Early to Mid PM
March Brown	Mid &Late	Late AM to Mid PM
Gray Fox	Late	Mid to Late PM
Light Cahill	Late	Mid to Late PM
Green Drake	Late	Late AM to Late PM
Tiny Olive	Late	Late AM to Mid PM
Early Brown Stone Flies	Early to Mid	Late AM to Mid PM
Giant Black Stone Flies	All month	Early AM
Yellow Stone	All month	AM & Early PM
Dun Caddis	All month	Mid to Late PM
Speckled Grey-Brown Caddis	Late	Mid AM to Late PM
Grey-Brown and Green Caddis	Late	PM
Midges	All month	All Day

Common name or descriptive name	Time of Month (Early, Mid, Late)	Time of Day (Early, Mid, Late AM.-PM.)
March Brown	All month	Late AM to Mid PM
Gray Fox	Early to mid	Late PM to Dusk
Light Cahill	All month	Mid to Late PM
Green Drake	All month	Late AM to Late PM
Tiny Olive	Late	PM
Sulphur	All month	Mid PM to Dusk
Orange Spinner	All month	Late PM to Dusk
Giant Black Stone Flies	All month	Early AM
Yellow Stone Flies	All month	AM
Brown Stone Flies	Mid to Late	AM
Dun Caddis	All month	Mid to Late PM
Speckled Grey-Brown Caddis	All month	Mid AM to Late PM
Grey-Brown and Green Caddis	All month	Mid AM to Late PM
Mottled Brown and Green Caddis	All month	PM
Dark Dun and Black Caddis	All month	Late PM to Dusk
Black or Black/Dark Dun Caddis	Late	Mid day to Late PM
Midges	All month	Late PM

Common name or descriptive name	Time of Month (Early, Mid, Late)	Time of Day (Early, Mid, Late AM.-PM.)
Light Cahill	All month	Late PM to Dusk
Sulphur	All month	Late PM to Dusk
Orange Spinner	All month	Late PM to Dusk
Tiny Olive	Early	Late PM
Dun Variant	All month	Early to Late PM
Trico	Late	Mid to Late AM
Little Dark Olive	Late	Late PM to Dusk
Giant Black Stone Flies	Early to Mid	Dawn to Early AM
Yellow Stone Flies	All month	Early to Mid AM & Late PM
Brown Stone Flies	All month	Early to Mid AM & Late PM
Golden Stone Flies	All month	Dawn to Early AM & Dusk
Dun Caddis	All month	E to M AM - L PM to Dusk
Speckled Grey-Brown Caddis	All month	Late PM to Dusk
Grey-Brown and Green Caddis	All month	Late PM to Dusk
Mottled Brown and Green Caddis	All month	Late PM to Dusk
Dark Dun and Black Caddis	Late	Late PM
Dark Dun and Yellow Caddis	Late	Late PM to Dusk
Black or Black and Dark Dun	Late	Late PM
Caddis	Late	Late PM to Dusk
Dark Dun & Yellow Caddis	All month	AM & Late PM & Dusk
Midges	All month	AM to Dusk
Terrestrials	All month	AM to Dusk

Common name or descriptive name	Time of Month (Early, Mid, Late)	Time of Day (Early, Mid, Late AM.-PM.)
Light Cahill	Both months	Late PM to Dusk
Orange Spinner	Both months	Late PM to Dusk
Dun Variant	Both months	Late PM to Dusk
Trico	Both months	Early to mid AM
Little Dark Olive	Both months	Late PM to Dusk
Yellow Stone Flies	July & August	Early AM & Late PM
Brown Stone Flies	July	Early AM & Late PM
Golden Stone Flies	Both months	Dawn to Early Am & Dusk
Dun Caddis	Both months	Early Am & Late PM to Dusk
Speckled Grey-Brown Caddis	Both months	Late PM to Dusk
Grey-Brown and Green Caddis	Both months	Late PM to Dusk
Mottled Brown and Green Caddis	Both months	Late PM to Dusk
Dark Dun and Yellow Caddis	Both months	Late PM to Dusk
Tan Caddis	Both months	Late PM to Dusk
Midges	Both months	AM & Late PM to Dusk
Terrestrials	Both months	All Day

Common name or descriptive name	Time of Month (Early, Mid, Late)	Time of Day (Early, Mid, Late AM.-PM.)
Light Cahill	Early to Mid	Late PM to Dusk
Orange Spinner	Early	Late PM to Dusk
Dun Variant	Early	Late PM to Dusk
Trico	Early	Early to Late AM
Little Dark Olive	All month	Late PM to Dusk
Tiny Olive	Mid to Late	Mid Day & PM
Yellow Stone Flies	Early	Early
Golden Stone Flies	Early	Early
Dun Caddis	All month	Mid AM to Late PM
Large Ginger Caddis	All month	Dawn & Dusk
Mottled Tan/Brown & Yellow Caddis	All month	Early to Mid PM
Midges	All month	AM & Late PM to Dusk
Terrestrials	All month	All Day

Common name or descriptive name	Time of Month (Early, Mid, Late)	Time of Day (Early, Mid, Late AM.-PM.)
Tiny Olive	Oct. - Early Nov.	Mid Day & PM
Blue Quill	Mid Oct. - Late Nov.	Late Am to Mid PM
Blue Winged Olive	Oct. - Mid Nov.	Mid Day to Mid PM
Dun Caddis	Both Months	Late AM to Late PM
Large Ginger Caddis	Early & Mid Oct.	Dawn & Dusk
Mottled Tan/Brown & Yellow Caddis	Oct. to Mid Nov.	Early to Mid PM
Midges	All Month	Mid AM to Late PM