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Hatches & knots<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Know the hatch, tie it on<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Our sample hatch calendar for a temperate trout river, and the knot card every new member gets first.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Hatch calendar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What hatches, month by month<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A simple guide to the insects trout feed on through the year, and the flies that go in that month’s box.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Spring<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Mar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Early stoneflies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stonefly nymph, black spider<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Apr<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Olives and march browns<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olive dun, hare's ear<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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May<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mayflies and caddis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mayfly dun, elk hair caddis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Summer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Jun<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Caddis at dusk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elk hair caddis, emergers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jul<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Terrestrials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beetles, ants, small hoppers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Aug<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hoppers and evening rise<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foam hopper, spent spinner<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Autumn<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Sep<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Late caddis and craneflies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cranefly, caddis pupa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Oct<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Autumn olives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olive dun, soft hackle<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nov<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Small olives and midges<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olive dun, zebra midge, soft hackle<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Winter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Dec<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Midges on mild days<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Midge pupa, small nymphs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Winter nymphing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pheasant tail, stonefly nymph<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Feb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First streamers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Woolly streamer, egg pattern<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sample calendar for a temperate trout river. Hatches change with your river, region and weather: edit each month for your water.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Knot guide<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tie the fly on: the improved clinch knot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The first knot card in every new member’s box. Practise it at home with a hook and some old tippet before your next trip.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Knot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Step 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thread the eye<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Pass about 15 cm of tippet through the eye of the hook.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Knot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Step 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make the turns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Twist the tag end around the line five or six times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Knot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Step 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back through the loop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bring the tag end back through the small loop by the eye.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Knot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Step 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through the big loop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tuck it through the big loop you just made. That is the improved part.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Knot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Step 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wet, pull, trim<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Wet the knot, pull it snug against the eye and trim the tag end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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More knot cards in the boxes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surgeon's knot<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blood knot<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perfection loop<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nail knot<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Double turle<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Knot cards are samples in this demo: replace them with your own guides or videos.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\"Illustration<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Olive dun<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dry \u00b7 #16<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Illustration<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Zebra midge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nymph \u00b7 #18<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Illustration<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Soft hackle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wet \u00b7 #14<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Illustration<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pheasant tail<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nymph \u00b7 #16<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Illustration<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Woolly streamer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Streamer \u00b7 #10<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Illustration<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Elk hair caddis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dry \u00b7 #16<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Nov<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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This month's fly box<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November: olives and midges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Short days and cold water. This box is built around small olives on the surface at midday and midges and nymphs below it, tied on hooks from size 14 down to 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Season<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Late autumn<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Water<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rivers & streams<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Flies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18 in six patterns<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tippet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5X spool, 30 m<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Knot card<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Improved clinch<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Inside the box<\/h3>\n\n\n\n