Arizona Hatch Guide

Seasonal fly patterns for Northern and Central Arizona. Tap a month, then open a body of water to see what to throw.

January — Winter Flows

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Oak Creek

Small Pheasant Tail

#16–20 · Natural

Zebra Midge

#18–22 · Black

San Juan Worm

#12–16 · Red

Verde River

Hare's Ear

#12–16 · Natural

Woolly Bugger

#8–12 · Olive / Black

Egg Pattern

#12–16 · Natural

Salt River

Woolly Bugger

#6–10 · Olive

Clouser Minnow

#4–8 · White

San Juan Worm

#10–14

Payson & Mogollon Rim

Pheasant Tail

#14–18

Zebra Midge

#18–22

Hare's Ear

#14–18

White Mountains

Pheasant Tail

#14–18

Hare's Ear

#12–16

Midge Patterns

#18–22

February — Early Season

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Oak Creek

Pheasant Tail

#14–18

Zebra Midge

#18–22

Hare's Ear

#14–18

Verde River

Woolly Bugger

#8–12 · Olive / Black

Egg Pattern

#12–16

San Juan Worm

#12–16

Salt River

Clouser Minnow

#4–8

Woolly Bugger

#6–10

Hare's Ear

#10–14

Payson & Rim Lakes

Zebra Midge

#18–22

Pheasant Tail

#14–18

Woolly Bugger

#8–12

White Mountains

Midge

#18–22

Pheasant Tail

#14–18

Hare's Ear

#12–16

March — Spring Hatches

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Oak Creek

Pheasant Tail

#14–18

Parachute Adams

#14–18

Blue-Winged Olive

#16–20

Verde River

Hare's Ear

#12–16

Woolly Bugger

#8–12

Clouser Minnow

#6–10

Salt River

Clouser Minnow

#4–8

Woolly Bugger

#6–10

Hare's Ear

#10–14

Payson & Mogollon Rim

Pheasant Tail

#14–18

Adams

#14–18

Hare's Ear

#12–16

White Mountains

Adams

#12–16

Pheasant Tail

#14–18

Prince Nymph

#12–16

April — Bugs & Baitfish

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Oak Creek

Parachute Adams

#12–16

Hare's Ear

#12–16

Elk Hair Caddis

#12–16

Verde River

Clouser Minnow

#4–8

Woolly Bugger

#6–10

San Juan Worm

#10–14

Salt River

Clouser Minnow

#4–8

Game Changer

#4–8

Woolly Bugger

#6–10

Payson & Mogollon Rim

Adams

#12–16

Hare's Ear

#12–16

Elk Hair Caddis

#12–16

White Mountains

Adams

#10–16

Caddis

#12–16

Pheasant Tail

#12–18

May — Prime Spring

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Oak Creek

Elk Hair Caddis

#10–16

Stimulator

#10–14

Hare's Ear

#10–16

Verde River

Clouser Minnow

#4–8

Game Changer

#4–8

Woolly Bugger

#6–10

Salt River

Clouser Minnow

#4–8

Game Changer

#4–8

Streamer Patterns

#4–8

Payson & Mogollon Rim

Elk Hair Caddis

#10–14

Stimulator

#10–14

Hare's Ear

#12–16

White Mountains

Caddis

#10–14

Stimulator

#10–14

Prince Nymph

#10–14

June — Summer Starts

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Oak Creek

Elk Hair Caddis

#10–14

Stimulator

#8–12

Chubby Chernobyl

#8–12

Verde River

Clouser Minnow

#4–8

Game Changer

#4–8

Foam Hopper

#6–10

Salt River

Clouser Minnow

#4–8

Game Changer

#4–8

Hopper

#6–10

Payson & Mogollon Rim

Stimulator

#8–12

Caddis

#10–14

Hopper

#8–12

White Mountains

Stimulator

#8–12

Caddis

#10–14

Hare's Ear

#10–14

July — Terrestrials

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Oak Creek

Chubby Chernobyl

#8–12

Hopper

#8–12

Elk Hair Caddis

#10–14

Verde River

Foam Hopper

#6–10

Clouser Minnow

#4–8

Game Changer

#4–8

Salt River

Hopper

#6–10

Clouser Minnow

#4–8

Game Changer

#4–8

Payson & Mogollon Rim

Hopper

#8–12

Stimulator

#8–12

Caddis

#10–14

White Mountains

Hopper

#8–12

Stimulator

#8–12

Caddis

#10–14

August — Terrestrials & Baitfish

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Oak Creek

Chubby Chernobyl

#8–12

Hopper

#8–12

Perdigon

#14–18

Verde River

Game Changer

#4–8

Clouser Minnow

#4–8

Foam Hopper

#6–10

Salt River

Game Changer

#4–8

Clouser Minnow

#4–8

Hopper

#6–10

Payson & Mogollon Rim

Hopper

#8–12

Stimulator

#8–12

Caddis

#10–14

White Mountains

Hopper

#8–12

Stimulator

#8–12

Pheasant Tail

#14–18

September — Fall Transition

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Oak Creek

Hopper

#8–12

Elk Hair Caddis

#12–16

Pheasant Tail

#14–18

Verde River

Clouser Minnow

#4–8

Woolly Bugger

#6–10

Hopper

#6–10

Salt River

Clouser Minnow

#4–8

Woolly Bugger

#6–10

Hopper

#6–10

Payson & Mogollon Rim

Hopper

#8–12

Pheasant Tail

#14–18

Caddis

#12–16

White Mountains

Hopper

#8–12

Pheasant Tail

#14–18

Caddis

#12–16

October — Fall Fishing

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Oak Creek

Pheasant Tail

#14–18

Blue-Winged Olive

#16–20

Elk Hair Caddis

#12–16

Verde River

Woolly Bugger

#6–10

Clouser Minnow

#4–8

Egg Pattern

#10–14

Salt River

Clouser Minnow

#4–8

Woolly Bugger

#6–10

Egg Pattern

#10–14

Payson & Mogollon Rim

Pheasant Tail

#14–18

Caddis

#12–16

Hare's Ear

#12–16

White Mountains

Pheasant Tail

#14–18

Caddis

#12–16

Woolly Bugger

#8–12

November — Cooling Water

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Oak Creek

Pheasant Tail

#16–20

Zebra Midge

#18–22

Blue-Winged Olive

#16–20

Verde River

Woolly Bugger

#8–12

Hare's Ear

#12–16

Egg Pattern

#12–16

Salt River

Woolly Bugger

#6–10

Clouser Minnow

#4–8

Hare's Ear

#10–14

Payson & Mogollon Rim

Pheasant Tail

#14–18

Zebra Midge

#18–22

Hare's Ear

#12–16

White Mountains

Midge

#18–22

Pheasant Tail

#14–18

Hare's Ear

#12–16

December — Winter Patterns

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Oak Creek

Zebra Midge

#18–22

Pheasant Tail

#16–20

San Juan Worm

#12–16

Verde River

Woolly Bugger

#8–12

Egg Pattern

#12–16

Hare's Ear

#12–16

Salt River

Woolly Bugger

#6–10

Clouser Minnow

#4–8

Hare's Ear

#10–14

Payson & Mogollon Rim

Pheasant Tail

#14–18

Zebra Midge

#18–22

Hare's Ear

#12–16

White Mountains

Midge

#18–22

Pheasant Tail

#14–18

Hare's Ear

#12–16

Arizona water, one guide.
Hatch activity can vary with elevation, weather, flows, water temperature, and local conditions. Use this guide as a starting point and check current conditions before heading out.

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