hatch charts
 

is there a site i can find a hatch chart of insects of PA or wester NW and/or SW PA to be particular...i found some on here of southern appalachians..michigan..delware river...the latter 2 may be the closet i can get...maybe you kno better??
thanx
mauser06

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mauser.....you're killin' me here!<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

OK.....First off , there is no such thing as a &quot;Hatch Chart&quot; for PA......

Hatches vary from region to region, stream to stream. What might be hatching full force on one stream may be non-existant in a stream on the other side of the hill.
There are so many factors which determine hatches present.......substrate,water PH and Temp, pollution etc. etc.

The best thing to do is determine what streams specifically you will be fishing......and when.
Then contact a local shop to find out what hatches are present.

The best thing you could do for yourself right now if you are very serious about flyfishing for trout and &quot;Matching the Hatch&quot; is purchase one book...........&quot;HATCHES II&quot; by Caucci and Nastasi.
This book describes in detail with pictures , measurements, and patterns for basically any mayfly you'll find east and west. GREAT BOOK.

Oh......and don't forget Caddisflies, Stoneflies and Midges. hehehehe......have fun!

You are heading down the road to a very addicting and time consuming hobby my friend. Be careful :)

Edited by - Matt / PA on 01/15/2002 16:48:12

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thanx matt...theres a orvis shop up the mountains where i will be fishing..and they have local hatches up...and what creek there hatching in...so that will work...i jsut rememberd...and the guy gave me a pamplet of the normal hatches and the months they happen in up there....i kno this is time consuming and addicting hobby....but im lovin it already.....thanx alot matt

mauser06

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it sure looks like youve been bitten LOL! Have you hit any of the local shops up for info?

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hmmm i really dont kno of any local fly shops...theres one that i kno of about 2 hrs from here..where i will be doin my fly fishing....but i will check the telephone book...there may be one close...

mauser06

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Mauser......how far are you from Neshannock Creek??
It's somewhere North of you I think and not far.
It's a very good trout stream.

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heck better idea, I know PA is big and all..but you to should hook up <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>! Its always cool meetin folks from the board and Matt has fly fishn knowledge coming out his PC <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>!

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hey mauser, I was doing some fartin around on one of those links I posted (the one Matt put me onto) and I came onto this article you might be interested in......I do think it is northeast but I would bet its fairly close. Kinda gives you something to start with anyways.

http://www.flyshop.com/greatwaters/p...ers/index.html

here is another albeit time specific.

http://www.flyshop.com/centers/north...eck/index.html

and two more....

http://www.flyshop.com/Features/03-97SpringPA/

http://www.flyshop.com/Centers/North...ort/index.html

hope that helps you on your trek....

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hey Mauser-Matt, hopefully I didnt tick ya off when I said that you to should hook up..just a thought, heck I should hook up with Matt and bring a note pad, tape recorder, and cam corder just so I can obsorb it all LOL!

Hey Mauser, here is another link for central PA's hatches...

http://flyfishing.about.com/gi/dynam...%2Fhtchart.htm

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thanx lil hunter...you didnt tick me off....i forgot about the post and havent bin here lately....thanx alot tho...

mauser06

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thanx lil hunter...you didnt tick me off....i forgot about the post and havent bin here lately....thanx alot tho...
and i would hook up with matt...but im 14...that wouldnt fly with my parents
mauser06

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I hear ya there LOL! Then again, maybe the ole man and you can go out and meet for a grand time! If nothing else its always fun! Now I wish I could get my ole man up here to AK!! Ya right who am I kidding. With all the farm animals needing attn 3 times a day, good luck...oh well.

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ya...if i was older...i could consider it...but my dad would never fall for meeting a guy from the net!! o well...i can still learn what i can from here! lol
and matt im a lil south of that creek...i duno where its at but its in warren county i think...wutever countys rite north of beaver...and say a 40 min drive is nothing...we drive 2 hrs to hunt for crappies once or twice a year!! lol...im in beaver county...maybe i can convince my dad theres fish there!! and i wanna fly fish!! thanx

mauser06

Edited by - mauser06 on 01/18/2002 22:24:44

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DOn't sweat it Mauser......I do get out that way sometimes as I have a friend who lives in Acme, PA.....which I don't think is too far from you.
Right now we are about 4 hours away from each other, which isn't a hop,skip,and a jump is it!?
If you ever do want to get together and I'm out that way, tell your dad I'm a &quot;Trained Professional&quot;! :)

Lilhunter......I'd love to trade some PA trout fishing knowledge for some of your AK Salmon and Rainbow trout fishing!!! (I think I'd be getting the better of the deal.
Thanks for the compliments.......I guess I am a bit of a flyfishing dork. (You sound pretty dorky yourself tho!<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
That reads: You already know what your doing. :)

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ya id say you are a professional...ur a guide!! maybe when im a bit older and can drive....so gimme about 2 years...by then i will have some experience and can fish insteada untagling line from tress how i see me this year lol...i sure hope i can call myslef a dork about fly fishing and tying one day!!! thats a title id be proud to have....i duno one other person in my skool that can tie a fly...most of them hunt once or twice a year and call them sleves hunters and fish about once on afarm pond with live bait and say there fishers...not me im a die hard out in the cold rain to the hot days...and out at night too!! so i already accomplished somthing to be happy with!!

mauser06

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<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>! iF ya make it up here, let me know!!! Talk at ya!