Dry fly action

Does anybody get any good dryfly action on a particular hatch. Caddis is pretty good but it seems they want the larvae and emergers instead most of the time. I heard the white mayflies on the slippery rock is good but I dont want to wait until august to catch a trout on a dryfly. Any information would be a geat help.
 

flirod4evr,
     Your question is kind of strange to me because I have found that you can fish some sort of dry fly almost all year.  You really don't have to wait for "the Hatch".  If you want to try early I'd say try a mosquito patten, even if there is none showing, or a fuzzy black ant, or a royal coachman (which matches exactly no hatch that I know of).  Even a large hopper imitation is technically a "dry" if it is fished on the surface.   Remember ants and hoppers are not "normal" food so they are targets of opportunity for the fish, no hatch necessary.
     I like the larger, pale colored dries for early in the year.  Also wasp ties and some beatle imitations.  Heck most times I don't even try to match any hatch I figure the motion and placing of the fly is more important.  I have even caught 1 steelhead on a dry fly in October.  Need to try that one again sometime!
     Now, if you are fishing a prodigious hatch, then it becomes very necessary to mach color and size because the fish get more particular.
     Try blue winged olive, royal coachman, ant, mosquito, pale sulfur, or mayfly just about anytime.  I have a friend who likes a circada pattern (looks like a bass bug) for BIG early fish.
     Also you didn't mention what type of water you ae fishing.  My answers are basically geared to small streams.  A spider tie lightly twitched on the surface will usually attract any fish in the area.
     Hope this helps.  Dano,  Jeremy where are you?

I agree with you ronnie that nymphing is way more productive mainly because that is all I do. I havent caught many fish on drys and I think it is a little more fun than watching a white or yellow ball and waiting for it to move. I live 5 minutes away from the shenango dam in sharpsville but do go out and fish other streams as well its just more convenient to go to the river.
 

The caddis are comming off in Western MD and SW PA right now. To grab them on top wait a few days and fish dancing caddis patterns when they are laying their eggs. As for total top action on a dry(not fishing emergers) One of the best has passed the winter stones but my favorites are still comming the sulphur spiners and march browns.

ORIGINAL: Mikastorm

The dark caddis were coming off yesterday big time. Fished dries for an hour and only 1 rise, yet could see a few surface. Had me scratching my head.

Grannoms

brown stones are coming off the tionesta when the suns out starting at around 11:00. the fish are going for the emergers though or nymphs on the bottom. i caught a one and missed one on a poly wing emerger. a few hendricksons? (i wasn't able to catch one) are coming off spratically also. when the wind kicked up now and then a few trout were rising under the trees, i figured ants or spiders, haven't seen any inch worms yet. ~dt

ORIGINAL: jlh42581

ORIGINAL: Mikastorm

The dark caddis were coming off yesterday big time. Fished dries for an hour and only 1 rise, yet could see a few surface. Had me scratching my head.

Grannoms

 
Could be little black caddis also. If they arent taking 'em off the surface use a small soft hackle, or better yet, a brown sparkle pupa.