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The following Seasonal North Georgia Fly List was authored by Ken Louko
Spring
Summer
Fly Patterns

Flashback Hares Ears
Soft Hackles
Pheasant Tail Nymphs
Lightning Bugs
Copper Johns
Stonefly Nymphs
Prince Nymphs

Blueberries
RS2
Blue Winged Olives (BWO's)
Adams
Light Cahills
Gray, Tan, or Black Caddis
San Juan Worms
Egg Patterns such as the X-TC & Y2K
Streamers
Woolly Buggers

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Expect: Warmer Days and rising water temperatures.

Spring weather activates insect activity and the fish. Warmer temperatures and sunny days really get the hatches going -- and the fish respond!

Caddis, mayfly and midge hatches take place in abundance at this time of the year.
Fly Patterns

Parachute Hopper
Turck's Tarrantula
Ants
Beetles
Crickets
June Bugs
Inch Worms
Hares Ears
Griffith's Gnats
Adams
Royal Wuulf
Light Cahills
San Juan Worms
Muddler Minnow
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Expect: Warm to Hot Days and peak water temperatures by mid-Summer.

Summer mountain temperatures bring out the grasshoppers along fields. Other terrestrials such as ants, beetles, inch worms, and June bugs are the standard trout fare on summer days.

In September, nymph fishing returns with some top water action on clear, sunny days. Stoneflies in particular are very effective at this time of the year.
Fall
Winter

Fly Patterns

October Caddis
Blue Winged Olives
Adams

Flashback Hares Ears
PT Nymphs
Stonefly Nymphs
Prince Nymphs
Copper Johns
Griffith's Gnats
Blueberries
Egg Patterns
such as the X-TC & Y2K
San Juan Worms
Streamers
Woolly Buggers
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Expect: Cooler Days and cooling water temperatures.

Fall weather means a transition period from summer terrestrials back to nymphs; and, trout sipping midges & BWO's. During September,
nymph fishing returns with some top water action on clear, sunny days. Also, dead drifting large Black Stoneflies is very effective for larger fish.
October mornings are usually crisp with daytime temps in the 50's and 60's.

Fly Patterns

Stonefly Nymphs
Hares Ears
October Caddis
Blue Winged Olives (BWO's)
Adams
Pheasant Tail Nymphs
Prince Nymphs
Blueberries
Tiny Black Stoneflies
Hellgrammites
Egg Patterns such as the X-TC & Y2K
San Juan Worms
Streamers
Krystal Buggers
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Expect: Cool to Cold Days and cold water temperatures.

Winter weather means large trout taking streamers, woolly buggers, and nymphs fished deep. Excellent trophy trout fishing throughout the Fall and Winter months. Air temperatures seldom get below 32 degrees. Mornings are usually crisp with average daytime temperatures in the 40's, and 50's. Warm days can develop into "dry fly" days.
Insect Emergence Patterns *
FEBRUARY-MARCH
     
Blue Winged Olive (Baetis) Early Afternoons - Warm Days 18 Blue Winged Olive, 18 Adams
Early Black Stone Black Stone Fly Nymph 18 Black Adult Stone Fly
Blue Quill, Paraleptophlebia Adoptiva Late March...
Morning to Early Afternoon
18 Blue Quill Wet & Dry,
18 Adams
Quill Gordon, Epeorus Pleuralis Late March - Early Afternoon 12-14 Quill Gordon, Wet or Dry
APRIL
     
Blue Quill, Paraleptophlebia Adoptiva Late March - Morning to Early Afternoon 18 Blue Quill Wet & Dry, 18 Adams
Quill Gordon, Epeorus Pleuralis Late March - Early Afternoon 12-14 Quill Gordon, Wet or Dry
Dark Dun, Black Caddis Mid April - Mid Mornings 14-16 Black Soft Hackle,
14-16 Dark Elk Hair Caddis
Mottled Brown, Gray Caddis Mid April - All Day 16 Brown or Gray Soft Hackle,
16 Brown Elk Hair Caddis
Hendrickson, Ephemerella Subvaria All Day - Female Spinner Has Yellow Egg Sac 14 Hendrickson, 14 Red Quill,
14 Female Adams
March Brown, Stenonema Vicarium Mid April - Sporadic All Day 12 March Brown Wet,
12 March Brown
MAY
     
Mottled Brown, Gray Caddis All Day 16 Brown or Gray Soft Hackle,
16 Brown Elk Hair Caddis
Hendrickson, Ephemerella Subvaria All Day - Female Spinner Has Yellow Egg Sac 14 Hendrickson, 14 Red Quill,
14 Female Adams
March Brown, Stenonema Vicarium Mid May - Sporadic All Day 12 March Brown Wet, 12 March Brown
Light Cahill, Stenonema Ithaca Afternoon - Evenings 16-18 Light Cahill
Yellow Midge, Diptera Early May 20 Yellow Midge
Gray Fox, Stenonema Fuscum Sparse Hatch 14 Gray Fox, Ginger Quill,
Gray Fox Variant
Sulphurs, Ephemerella Dorothea Early May - Late Afternoon & Evening 16-18 Sulphurs, Light Cahills
Black Caddis Early May 18 Black Soft Hackle,
18 Black Fluttering Caddis
Cream Midge Mid-May 20-22 Cream Midge
Blue Winged Olive, Baetis Mid May - Early Afternoon 20-22 Blue Winged Olive, 20-22 Adams
Green Drake, Ephemera Guttulata Late May - Evenings 10 Paradrake, 8-10 White Wulff
Giant Stone Fly Early May 4-8 Stone Fly Nymph
JUNE
     
Mottled Brown, Gray Caddis Early June - All Day Sporadically 16 Brown or Gray Soft Hackle,
16 Brown Elk Hair Caddis
Light Cahills, Stenonema Ithaca Sporadically - Late Afternoon & Evening 16-18 Light Cahill
Sulphurs, Ephemerella Dorothea Late Afternoon & Evening 16-18 Sulphurs, Light Cahills
Isonychia Bicolor Sporadically - All Day 12 Adams
Green & Yellow Stone Fly June - Late Afternoons 16 Light Green & Yellow Fluttering Stone
Giant Stone Fly Early Mornings 4-6 Stone Fly Nymph
Terrestrials All Summer Inchworms, Black Ants, Beetles, Crickets
JULY
     
Isonychia Bicolor Sporadically - All Day 12 Adams
Green & Yellow Stone Fly July - Late Afternoons 16 Light Green & Yellow Fluttering Stone
Golden Stone Fly Early Morning and at Dusk 6-8 Stone Fly Nymph
Light Cahill, Stenonema Ithaca Sporadically - Late Afternoon & Evening 16-18 Light Cahill
Terrestrials All Summer Inchworms, Black Ants, Beetles, Crickets
AUGUST
     
Isonychia Bicolor Sporadically - All Day 12 Adams
Golden Stone Fly Early Morning and at Dusk 6-8 Stone Fly Nymph
Light Cahill, Stenonema Ithaca Sporadically - Late Afternoon & Evening 16-18 Light Cahill
Flying Ants All Day 20-24 Spentwing Ant
Terrestrials All Summer Inchworms, Black Ants, Beetles, Crickets
SEPTEMBER
     
Light Cahill, Stenonema Ithaca Usually at Dusk 16-18 Light Cahill
Isonychia Bicolor Sporadically - All Day 12 Adams
Flying Ants All Day 20-24 Spentwing Ant
Terrestrials All Summer Inchworms, Black Ants, Beetles, Crickets
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER
     
Diptera Midge Afternoon 22-24 Black Midge
Blue Winged Olive Afternoon 18-24 Blue Winged Olive, 18-24 Adams
* Emergence Chart for the Southern Appalachians prepared by Troy Alexander, Land O'Sky - TU
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