Alberta Fishing Guide

Nymphs and Streamers

These flies should be considered standard tackle regardless of the time you fish any Alberta trout water.

Gold ribbed hairs ear(brown & green)(8-18), Prince nymph (8-16), pheasant tail(brown & green)(10-18),Olive flash back (10-14), San Juan worn(red & brown)(6-10), Caddis pupa (14-20), Midges(wet & dry)(20), Wooly Buggers & Leaches(green/olive, black, brown, white)(4-8), Muddler Minnows (white, black, green)(4-8), Clauser(various colors)(4-8)

Bow River Hatch Charts Mountain River Hatch Charts Prairie River Hatch Charts

Bow River Hatch Charts

Dates	Hatches	Dry Fly’s	Wet Fly’s
June 16^th – Aug. 30^th (used all season)	Caddis	Elk hair Caddis (14-18 ) - Light & dark hair Goddard Caddis(14-16) Adam’s (14-18)	Caddis pupae (14-16) Sparkle pupae (14-18) Soft hackle (14 – 16) Hare’s ear (10-16)
	Pale morning dun(PMD) - dry flies (14 -16) - wet flies (12-16)	PMD parachute spinner CDC rusty spinner CDC floating Emerger PM comparadun PMD thorax Light cahill	PMD floating nymph PMD nymph Olive-brown hare’s ear Olive, brown pheasant tail
	Golden Stone (4-8, 3xl)	Warrens salmon fly Stimulator - orange & yellow Improved sofa pillow Madam X - yellow Clarks stone fly	Kaufmann’s golden stone Rubber leg hare’s ear Chickabou stone – brown Brooks Montana stone
	Western Green Drake(GD) - (8-12)	GD quigley cripple GD compara - emerger GD natural dun GD paradrake	GD CDC emerger Olive hare’s ear GD mercer’s
Aug. 1^st – Sept. 30^th	Trico’s (18-22)	CDC comparadun Little olive parachute Trico parachute CDC or poly spinner	CDC trico emerger
Aug. 1^st – Sept. 30^th	Terrestrials	Grasshoppers (foam 4-12) Stimulators (4-12) Ants (red, brown, black, Chernobyl, flying 14 -20) BLT brown/gold (8-10) Foam Beatle (14 – 16)
Sept. 1^st – Oct. 30^th	Blue Winged Olive (14-20)	Adams, Adams parachute CDC Baetis Trusty Rusty, Red quill	BWO nymphs Crystal flash nymph Baetis nymph
Sept. 1^st – Oct. 30^th	Fall Caddis (FC)	FC pupa (8, 3xl) October Emerger	Deer hair caddis, orange Dark Caddis(6-8)

Mountain Rivers Hatch Charts (Livingston, Upper Oldman, Crowsnest, Elk)

Dates	Hatches	Dry Fly’s	Wet Fly’s
May 15^th – June 20^th	March Brown (MB),	MB emerging dun(14-20) MB comparadun (14-20) MB hair wing (14-20)	Gold ribbed hares ear (10-14) MB soft hackle (10-14) CDC nymph/emerger 10-14
June 16^th – July 15^th	Giant Golden Stone(4-8, 3xl)	Warrens salmon fly Stimulator - orange & yellow Improved sofa pillow Madam X - yellow Clarks stone fly	Kaufmann’s golden stone Rubber leg hare’s ear Chickabou stone – brown Brooks Montana stone
	Speckle wing-quill Callibaetis (12-18)	Callibaetis natural & sparkle dun Speckle wing parachute	CDC nymph/emerger Poxyback Callibaetis Marabou PT nymph
	Pale Morning Dun (PMD) - dry flies (14 -16) - wet flies (12-16)	PMD parachute spinner CDC rusty spinner CDC floating Emerger PM comparadun PMD thorax Light cahill	PMD floating nymph PMD nymph Olive-brown hare’s ear Olive, brown pheasant tail
June 20^th – Aug.30^th	Caddis	Elk hair Caddis (14-18 ) - Light & dark hair Goddard Caddis(14-16) Adam’s (14-18)	Caddis pupae (14-16) Sparkle pupae (14-18) Soft hackle (14 – 16) Hare’s ear (10-16)
June 20^th – Aug.30^th	Western Green Drake(GD) - (8-12)	GD quigley cripple GD compara-emerger GD natural dun GD paradrake	GD CDC emerger Olive hare’s ear GD mercer’s
Aug.1^st – Sept. 30^th	Terrestrials	Grasshoppers (foam 4-12) Stimulators (4-12) Ants (red, brown, black, Chernobyl, flying 14 -20) BLT brown/gold (8-10) Foam Beatle (14 – 16)
Aug.15^th – Oct. 30^th	Blue Winged Olive (14-20)	Adams, Adams parachute CDC Baetis Trusty Rusty, Red quill	BWO nymphs Crystal flash nymph Baetis nymph
Sept. 1^st – Oct. 30^th	Fall Caddis (FC)	FC pupa (8, 3xl) October Emerger	Deer hair caddis, orange Dark Caddis(6-8)

Prairie River Hatch Charts (St. Mary’s, Lower Oldman, Waterton)

Dates	Hatches	Dry Fly’s	Wet Fly’s
June 16^th – July 15^th	Crain Fly	Troth Skater Various other patterns (foam is a good choice)	Crane fly larva Wooly Buggers, Olive/green/brown/black Mohair leaches, Light green/ green, brown, black
June 16^th – July 15^th	Pale Morning Dun (PMD) - dry flies (14 -16) - wet flies (12-16)	PMD parachute spinner CDC rusty spinner CDC floating Emerger PM comparadun PMD thorax Light cahill	PMD floating nymph PMD nymph Olive-brown hare’s ear Olive, brown pheasant tail
July 1^st – July 30th	Caddis (can last thru Sept.)	Elk hair Caddis (14-18 ) - Light & dark hair Goddard Caddis(14-16) Adam’s (14-18)	Caddis pupae (14-16) Sparkle pupae (14-18) Soft hackle (14 – 16) Hare’s ear (10-16)
Aug.1^st- Sept. 30	Terrestrials	Grasshoppers (foam 4-12) Stimulators (4-12) Ants (red, brown, black, Chernobyl, flying14 -20) BLT brown/gold (8-10) Foam Beatle (14 – 16)	*note: hoppers in the tan and gray colors work best.
Aug.15^th – Oct. 30^th	Blue Winged Olive (14-20)	Adams, Adams parachute CDC Baetis Trusty Rusty, Red quill	BWO nymphs Crystal flash nymph Baetis nymph