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Red Deer River — Headwaters
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Red Deer River — Headwaters Hatch Calendar
Last reviewed 2026-05-21
July hatches
Salmonfly
Pteronarcys californica
Moderate-Highmedium
#4-830-50 mm
Air 14–28°CWater 10–16°C
Grasshopper
Acrididae
Moderate-Highmedium
#8-1215-35 mm
Air 15–35°C (optimal 20–30°C)Water 10–22°C
Brown Dun
Ameletus spp.
Moderatemedium
#14-1610-15 mm
Air 12–22°C (optimal 14–20°C)Water 8–14°C (optimal 9–13°C)
Flying Ant
Formicidae
Moderatemedium
#16-204-8 mm
Air 15–35°C (optimal 20–30°C)Water 10–22°C
Green Drake
Drunella grandis
Low-Moderatemedium
#10-1212-18 mm
Air 16–30°C (optimal 18–28°C)Water 14–20°C (optimal 15–19°C)
Midge
Chironomidae
Highmedium
#18-263-12 mm
Air -5–25°C (optimal 5–18°C)Water 2–20°C (optimal 4–15°C)
No photo available
Pale Morning Dun
Ephemerella inermis
Highmedium
#16-188-12 mm
Air 14–28°C (optimal 16–26°C)Water 12–18°C (optimal 13–17°C)
Golden Stonefly
Perlidae
Highmedium
#6-1025-40 mm
Air 16–30°CWater 12–18°C
No photo available
Yellow Sally
Isoperla spp.
Highmedium
#14-168-12 mm
Air 16–32°CWater 12–20°C
No photo available
Spotted Sedge
Hydropsyche spp.
Highmedium
#14-188-14 mm
Air 16–30°CWater 12–20°C
No photo available
Green Sedge
Rhyacophila spp.
Highmedium
#14-168-14 mm
Air 14–28°CWater 10–18°C
No photo available
Trico
Tricorythodes spp.
Highmedium
#20-244-6 mm
Air 16–30°C (optimal 18–28°C)Water 14–22°C (optimal 15–21°C)