Almanac for 2026 · No. 10 · Autumn, October

Curamenti

A slow almanac of the fly rod

The hatch chart · Terrestrial

Grasshoppers

Acrididae

Fig. A land insect that reaches the water only by accident.
Natural’s size
Hook 8–12
Time of day
Windy afternoons beside meadows
At its peak
August, September
Fly to try
Dave’s Hopper, size 10

The year

  1. JJanuary: not expected
  2. FFebruary: not expected
  3. MMarch: not expected
  4. AApril: not expected
  5. MMay: not expected
  6. JJune: not expected
  7. JJuly: some about
  8. AAugust: main hatch
  9. SSeptember: main hatch
  10. OOctober: some about
  11. NNovember: not expected
  12. DDecember: not expected

In the hand

Stout green or brown insects of 15–25 mm with large jumping hind legs and short antennae. On the water they kick hard and sit half-drowned, body awash.

On the river

Only matter where rough, unmown grass runs to the water’s edge. A warm wind blowing off a meadow in the afternoon is the signal; fish tight to the grassy bank.

Flies that match it

Dave’s Hopper

Terrestrial · hook 8–12

Stimulator

Dry · hook 8–14