March 2007 Chattahoochee Tailwater Hatch Chart

Blue Wing Olive

For more information on the Chattahoochee River tailwater and its macro-invertebrate life (fancy term for trout food), visit the website of the Chattahoochee Coldwater Fishery Foundation at www.ChattahoocheeFoodWebs.org/

“Critter”: Caddis
Size: 14-20
Dry Fly Pattern: X-Caddis or Elk-hair Caddis
Sub-surface Pattern: Hare’s Ear Nymph, Prince Nymph or Z-Wing Caddis

“Critter”: Blue-winged Olive
Size: 14-24
Dry Fly Pattern: Parachute Adams or Compara Dun
Sub-surface Pattern: Pheasant Tail Nymph or Hare’s Ear Nymph

“Critter”: Stonefly
Size: 4-16
Dry Fly Pattern: Stimulator
Sub-surface Pattern: Kaufmann’s Stone

“Critter”: Shad & Herring
Size: 8-12
Dry Fly Pattern: None
Sub-surface Pattern: Clouser, Woolly Bugger or Pearl Zonker

“Critter”: Midge
Size: 16-24
Dry Fly Pattern: Griffith’s Gnat or Adams
Sub-surface Pattern: Brassie or Serendipity

“Critter”: Scud & Sowbug
Size: 14-18
Dry Fly Pattern: None
Sub-surface Pattern: Hare’s Ear Nymph or Kaufmann’s Scud

“Critter”: Crayfish
Size: 6-12
Dry Fly Pattern: None
Sub-surface Pattern: Woolly Bugger or Beadhead Leech

“Critter”: Sculpin
Size: 8-12
Dry Fly Pattern: None
Sub-surface Pattern: Whitlock Sculpin