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Hatches in General

Fri, 05/08/2015 - 10:34 -- jmaslar

We had an angler contact us at Troutprostore and he wanted a hatch chart for a particular state. That is a good question and it is often asked. However, it is a difficult question to answer due to the wide variety of the water. Even the water within a particular stream will vary affecting the aquatic insect population. For example, hatches vary with respect to the water temperature, at higher elevations, the hatch occurs several days in advance of the hatches in the lower elevations.

Native Brook Trout in NC

Wed, 04/29/2015 - 10:23 -- jmaslar

Brook trout are the only native coldwater trout in North Carolina.  These trout generally exist in cold, clean mountain streams above 1,500-feet in elevation; however, most populations of wild brook trout are in streams over 3,000-feet in elevation.

In 2013, the General Assembly authorized the creation of a special license plate to promote the Native Brook TroutAll proceeds from the sale of this plate will be used to fund public access to and habitat protection of brook trout waters in the state. 

Weber River Bonneville Cutthroat Trout Study

Mon, 04/13/2015 - 16:37 -- jmaslar

Good news for fly fishing Utah’s Weber River as the Utah Department of Wildlife Resources, with the help of Utah State University, is using sophisticated technology to understand and improve the Weber River population of the native Bonneville Cutthroat Trout. These unique trout grow to be quite large and they travel a long way up tributaries for spawning.

Pale Morning Dun Fly Featured

Fri, 04/03/2015 - 14:07 -- jmaslar

Many anglers consider the PMD to be the most important fly in the West, even more important than the Blue Winged Olive fly. It has predictable hatches that cover a long period of time. There are two major almost identical species the infrequens and the inermis so the same Super Fly will imitate both of them.

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