Ontario Hatch Charts

Grand River Ontario Hatch Chart

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The Grand River in southern Ontario is often boasted as being one of the best brown trout fly fishing rivers in Ontario. Many of us would beg to differ on that point, but it remains a very popular destination for fly fishers. The flow of the Grand River is regulated by the Shand Dam. There is an abundance of insect life that flows through this bottom draw dam year round, so the trout in the river are well fed.

Upper Credit River Hatch Chart

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The upper Credit river has been know for decades as a premiere fly fishing stream. Over the last decade or so, pollution has caused the decline of a number of important insect. The Green Drake is the one species that has suffered the most, and it is only present in a couple of short sections of the river now.

Upper Saugeen River Hatch Chart

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The Upper Saugeen River can be though of as several different branches of the river. The main sections of the Upper Saugeen River are: the Rocky Saugeen, the Beatty Saugeen, the South Saugeen and the North Saugeen. There are also a number of tributaries that this hatch chart applies to as well.

Read an article about Fishing the Saugeen River.