Fly Fishing Hatch Charts by State
Month-by-month hatch charts for western rivers - what's hatching, what to tie on, and when to be there. Each chart includes fly sizes, key patterns, and links to shop by type.
Shop by type: dry flies, nymphs, hoppers and terrestrials, streamers.
Oregon
- Chewaucan River - wild redband rainbow trout, high-desert meadow and forest water above Paisley
- Crooked River - wild redband rainbow trout, high-desert tailwater below Bowman Dam, year-round midge fishing
- Deschutes River - upper spring creek trout, lower canyon redsides and steelhead, salmonfly hatch
- Fall River - wild rainbow trout, spring creek near Bend, trico hatch, technical dry-fly fishing
- Grande Ronde River - redband trout, summer steelhead, golden stones
- Metolius River - bull trout and browns, spring-fed year-round fishery, Camp Sherman, ponderosa pine canyon
- Owyhee River - large rainbows, technical tailwater, tricos and pale evening duns
- Wallowa River - wild rainbows and bull trout in the Wallowa Mountains
Washington
- Grande Ronde River - lower canyon steelhead, redband trout
- Klickitat River - wild rainbow trout, summer steelhead, Skwala hatch, Columbia gorge canyon
- Methow River - wild rainbow and cutthroat trout, Skwala hatch, PMDs, hoppers, North Cascades valley
- Naches River - wild rainbow and brown trout, Skwala hatch, PMDs, hoppers, Yakima tributary
- Spokane River - wild redband rainbow trout, urban tailwater, Skwala hatch, evening caddis
- Tucannon River - wild rainbows and browns, Blue Mountains small stream, summer steelhead, hopper fishing
- Wenatchee River - wild rainbow and cutthroat trout, salmonfly hatch, PMDs, hoppers, Tumwater Canyon
- Yakima River - wild rainbows and browns, Skwala hatch, canyon and upper river dry-fly fishing
Idaho
- Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers - rainbows and browns near Sun Valley, salmonfly hatch, hopper fishing
- Henry's Fork - Box Canyon, Harriman Ranch, green drake hatch, tricos, spring creek rainbows
- Selway River - westslope cutthroat, salmonfly hatch, Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
- Silver Creek - large selective rainbows and browns, tricos, spring creek precision
- St. Joe River - westslope cutthroat, salmonfly hatch, roadless upper canyon
Montana
- Bighorn River - trophy browns and rainbows, tailwater below Yellowtail Dam, year-round midge and PMD fishing
- Blackfoot River - wild browns, rainbows, and cutthroat, salmonfly hatch, skwala, hopper fishing, RV-accessible dispersed camping
- Gallatin River - wild rainbows and browns, salmonfly hatch, canyon dry-fly fishing, park stretch cutthroat
- Madison River - Ennis to Three Forks - trophy brown trout, Bear Trap Canyon, fall brown trout run
- Madison River - Hebgen Lake to Ennis - blue-ribbon brown trout, salmonfly hatch, world-class hopper fishing
- Missouri River - Holter Dam to Craig - trophy browns and rainbows, PMD and trico hatches, year-round tailwater, the famous Craig section
- Missouri River - Craig to Cascade - wild browns and rainbows, BWO and caddis hatches, wade-friendly prairie tailwater, far less pressure
- Rock Creek - brown trout, cutthroat, salmonfly hatch near Missoula
- Yellowstone River - Paradise Valley - wild rainbows and browns, salmonfly hatch, hopper fishing, Gardiner to Livingston
- Yellowstone River - Livingston to Billings - large brown trout, canyon streamer fishing, less pressure
Wyoming
- Firehole River - Yellowstone National Park - geothermal trout stream, wild browns and rainbows, PMD hatch, geyser basin setting, park permit required
- Green River - Snake River cutthroat and browns, Wind River Range headwaters, salmonfly hatch, premier hopper fishing
- Greys River - native Snake River cutthroat, Wyoming Range wilderness, salmonfly hatch, hopper fishing
- Madison River - Yellowstone National Park - rainbows and browns in the park's iconic meadow stretch (Wyoming section, park permit required)
- North Platte River - Grey Reef, Miracle Mile, Fremont Canyon, trophy browns and rainbows, year-round tailwater
- Wind River - Upper Bighorn River - browns and cutthroat from Dubois through Thermopolis, salmonfly hatch, hopper fishing, Wedding of the Waters
- Yellowstone River - Yellowstone National Park - Yellowstone cutthroat, Hayden Valley and Black Canyon, park permit required
Utah
- Green River - trophy browns and rainbows, Sections A, B, and C below Flaming Gorge Dam, year-round tailwater
- Logan River - wild browns and rainbows, limestone canyon, salmonfly hatch, hopper fishing, Logan Canyon
- Provo River - brown and rainbow trout, upper and middle sections, PMD hatch, tailwater below Jordanelle
- Strawberry River - wild browns and rainbows, tailwater below Strawberry Reservoir, Uinta Basin canyon, underrated and uncrowded
Colorado
- Arkansas River - Bighorn Sheep Canyon, Pueblo tailwater, salmonfly hatch, trophy browns and rainbows, Gold Medal water
- Blue River - Gold Medal tailwater below Dillon Reservoir, trophy browns and rainbows, Silverthorne, year-round midge and BWO fishing
- Cache la Poudre River - wild browns and rainbows, Colorado's only Wild and Scenic River, salmonfly hatch, Fort Collins canyon
- Eagle River - brown and rainbow trout, Vail corridor to lower canyon, fall browns
- Fryingpan River - trophy browns and rainbows, Ruedi Reservoir tailwater, Gold Medal water near Basalt, year-round midge and PMD fishing
- Gunnison River - trophy browns and rainbows, Black Canyon Gold Medal water, Gunnison Gorge, salmonfly hatch and hopper fishing
- Roaring Fork River - wild browns and rainbows, Gold Medal water, Aspen to Glenwood Springs, hopper and caddis fishing
- South Platte River - Cheesman Canyon, Deckers, Eleven Mile Canyon, and the Dream Stream
California
- Fall River - wild rainbow trout, volcanic spring creek near Burney, trico and PMD hatches, float tube access, Burney Basin
- Hat Creek - wild rainbow trout, spring creek Wild Trout section near Burney, caddis and PMD hatches, roadside access
- Hot Creek - wild rainbow and brown trout, Eastern Sierra spring creek, trico and BWO hatch, technical dry-fly fishing
- Lower Owens River - wild browns and rainbows, Bishop area tailwater, caddis and pale evening dun hatches, year-round access
- McCloud River - wild rainbow trout, Northern California volcanic spring creek, caddis hatches, Nature Conservancy preserve
- Trinity River - wild steelhead and salmon, summer half-pounders, upper river trout, Northern California canyon
- Upper Owens River - wild browns and rainbows, Mammoth Lakes meadow spring creek, PMD and BWO hatches, Long Valley Caldera
New charts added regularly. Contact us to suggest a river.
