mauser06

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

Matt / PA

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

mauser06

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

Lilhunter

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

mauser06

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

Matt / PA

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.

Lilhunter

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>!

Lilhunter

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....

Lilhunter

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

mauser06

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

mauser06