West Fork of the Kickapoo flies for Opening Day

An unscientific survey, hat tip to www.wisflyfishing.com, of successful flies on the West Fork of the Kickapoo River in the month of March. I read all of the stream reports on the West Fork of the Kickapoo River in March over the last 10 years. Flies are listed in order of times mentioned in the stream reports. The list could make a good tying regimen as you prepare for opening day on West Fork of the Kickapoo River.

Pheasant tail #18
Black woolly bugger
Orange scud
Beadhead olive caddis pupa #16
Flashback pheasant tail #22
Olive CDC dun #18

Mount Vernon Creek flies for Opening Day

An unscientific survey, hat tip to www.wisflyfishing.com, of successful flies on Mount Vernon Creek in the month of March. I read all of the stream reports on MVC in March over the last 10 years. Flies are listed in order of times mentioned in the stream reports. The list could make a good tying regimen as you prepare for opening day on Mount Vernon Creek.

Scud
Size 18 BWO
Beadhead hare's ear size 18
Hornberg
Black midge #24
Gray scud

Black Earth Creek flies for Opening Day

An unscientific survey, hat tip to www.wisflyfishing.com, of successful flies on Black Earth Creek in the month of March. I read all of the stream reports on BEC in March over the last 10 years. Flies are listed in order of times mentioned in the stream reports. The list could make a good tying regimen as you prepare for opening day on the vaunted Black Earth Creek.

Gold rib hare's ear, with or without bead, (mentioned 6 times)
Pheasant tail (3)
Prince nymph (2)
Orange beadhead scud (2)
Pink squirrel (2)
Olive Woolly Bugger (2)
Grey scud (2)
Cinnamon caddis nymph (2)
Blue winged olive (2)
Black woolly bugger
Copper john
Black tent wing caddis
Tan tent wing caddis
Hendrickson nymph
Yuck Bug
Black leech
Biot nymph
Yellow fox
Soft hackle
tan beadhead scud

I am thinking of heading to Black Earth Creek for opening day. Anyone want to come along?

Western Wisconsin Hatch Chart

Here I was about to try to create a hatch chart for our Western Wisconsin area and I find an absolutely outstanding one on the web.

It can be found at www.silverdoctor.net

Go to the Menu section and under the Guided Fishing section, you'll find an extensive hatch chart that includes mayflies, caddis, stoneflies, midges, terrestrials, and a portion on streamers and searching flies. I was unable to link directly to the hatch chart, but that gives you time to explore this great site.

Special thanks to:

Bob Blumreich of Silver Doctor Fly Fishing.

Best Midwestern Trout Flies

This, at least according to Tom Meade in his book Essential Fly Fishing, 1994, New York: The Lyons Press.

Adams
Ants in Black and Cinnamon
Beetles, assorted sizes & colors
Blue Winged Olive
Cricket
Elkhair Caddis in various colors
Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear Nymph
Grasshopper
Griffiths Gnat
Hendrickson
Humpy
March Brown Nymph
Maribou Streamer, in White, Black and Yellow
Michigan Caddis (to imitate the giant Hexagenia Limbata)
Muddler Minnow
Olive Matuka Streamer
Pale Evening Dun
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Red Quill
Roe Bug, various colors
Sparkle Caddis Pupa
Trico
Woolly Bugger
Woolly Worm
Wulffs in Royal, Gray and White
Yellow Drake
Zug Bug