Central PA Hatch Chart

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Hatch   Size Approximate Date Time of Day Flower Blooming
Blue Winged Olive 16 - 18 Mar 15 Varies First Coltsfoot
  Caddis 12 - 20 Apr 15 1:00a - 2:00p Skunk Cabbage
Blue Quill 14 - 18 Apr 17 11:30a - 3:00p Trout Lily
  Quill Gordon 12 - 14 Apr 25 1:30p Blood Root
Hendrickson (F)
Red Quill (M)
12 - 14 May 1 2:00p Wild Ginger
  March Brown 10 - 12 May 12 10:00a - noon; dusk Red Bud Tree
Gray Fox (Dun)
Ginger Quill (Sp)
10 - 12 May 12 10:00a - noon; dusk Dutchman's Breeches
  Sulphur 12 - 16 May 20 7:00p Trillium
Green Drake 8 - 10 May 28 8:30p Lady Slipper
  Light Cahill 12 May 30 8:00p Iris, full bloom
Yellow Drake 10 - 12 May 30 8:00p Goats Beard
  Brown Drake 10 - 12 May 30 8:00p Peonies, open
Slate Drake 10 - 12 Jun 1 5:00p Mountain Laurel
  Blue Winged Olive 18 - 20 Jun 20 9:00a Chicory, in bloom
Trico 20 - 24 Jul 15 7:00a Wild Rhododendron
  White Fly 10 Aug 7 7:30p Golden Rod
Hatches and flower bloom are predictable. This is the natural order of events that scientists call Phenology. Hatches usually start within a few days of listed date in Central Pennsylvania. Most species are available for a few weeks after the initial hatch.
 
© 2002 Mark Belden and the Pennsylvania State University

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