March Brown

• The March Brown is a common insect name given to many different insect species.
• At its most simple, if you are fishing early spring (doesn't have to be March), and you see a hatch sometime midday, and the color is somewhere in the brown category, you best be prepared.
• This pattern is medium brown, also covers Brown Drake.
• Many places this will be the first significant dry fly action after the long winter.
• Rithrogena Germanica, Stenonema Vicarium, Rhithrogena morrisoni, are all insects commonly referred to as March Browns.

Fly Details

• Hatch: March Brown

• Insect Type: Mayfly

• Water Type: Freestone rivers, riffles, tailwaters, and pocket water

• Season: Spring (March–May depending on region)

• Technique: Dry fly