NORTH PLATTE RIVER HATCH CHART AND PATTERNS

This hatch chart provides all the main hatches on the North Platte River tail waters including Gray Reef, Miracle Mile and Fremont Canyon. The Platte River Fly Shop is located in Casper, Wyoming centrally located to fish all three tail waters.

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PATTERNS TO HAVE FOR THE DIFFERENT SEASONS

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PATTERNS FOR SPRING

MIDGES – Size 18 to 22 Barbed Wires*, Bionic Midge*, Flasha Midge*, Black Beauties, Wd-40, Brassies, Mercury Midges, Disco’s

BLUE WING OLIVES – Size 18 to 22 Barr’s BWO Emergers, Copper Johns, Pheasant Tails, Foam Split Back BWO*, RS2’s

MISC. PATTERNS – Scuds, Halfbacks, San Juan Worms, Glo Bugs

STREAMERS – Bite Me Buggers*, Vanilla Buggers*, Woolly Buggers, Platte River Specials, Orange Blossom Specials

PATTERNS FOR SUMMER

PALE MORNING DUNS – PMD Foam Split Back*, Barr’s Pmd’s, Tan Foam Split Backs* #16-#22

YELLOW SALLIES – Mercers poxy back stone, Long Tall Sally*, Ultra Prince*, Matthews Stone, Hare’s Ear #16-#18

CADDIS – Rocky Mountain Caddis*, Ultra Prince*,Lafontaine Sparkle Caddis, Red Fox Squirrel #14-#18

MISC. PATTERNS – Pheasant Tails, Scuds, San Juan Worms, Hare’s Ears, Halfbacks

STREAMERS – Bite Me Buggers*, Woolly Buggers, Vanilla Buggers*, Platte River Specials

 PATTERNS FOR FALL

DRY FLIES – Parachute Adams and Trico Spinners #18 - #22

BLUE WING OLIVES - Size 18 to 22 BWO Foam Split Back*, Barr’s BWO Emergers, Copper Johns, Pheasant Tails, RS2’s

MIDGES – Size 18 to 22 Barbed Wires*, Bionic Midge*, Flasha Midge*, Black Beauties, Wd-40, Brassies, Mercury Midges, Disco’s

MISC. PATTERNS – Scuds, San Juan Worms, Halfbacks, Glo Bugs

STREAMERS – Bite Me Buggers*, Vanilla Buggers*, Woolly Buggers, Platte River Specials, Orange Blossom Specials

PATTERNS FOR WINTER

STREAMERS – Bite Me Buggers*, Vanilla Buggers*, Woolly Buggers, Platte River Specials, Orange Blossom Specials

MIDGES – Size 18 to 22 Barbed Wires*, Bionic Midge*, Flasha Midge*, Black Beauties, Wd-40, Brassies, Mercury Midges, Disco’s

MISC. PATTERNS – Scuds, Halfback and Crawdad patterns