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Terrestrial Fishing Fly Patterns

Terrestrials are the Dry Flies that are tied to imitate all of the insects that are found on the ground along the edges of the streams, rivers and lakes that we fish.

These insects include all of the beetles, ants, grasshoppers, cicadas, crickets, spiders and any other bugs that you find in your area.

Most of the terrestrials that end up in the water are either shaken off of the nearby vegetation or are carried out over the water by the wind.

Take a look along the shoreline next time you go fishing and see if you can see any bugs. If you see anything moving, tie on an imitation of that bug and try your luck. The trout will love it, especially if it is windy.



Some of the Terrestrial fly patterns that you should carry in your fly box include several different hopper patterns. Some of the more traditional Hopper patterns include; Daves Hopper, Joes Hopper, Simple Hopper, Henrys Fork Hopper, Dear Hair Extended Body Hopper, and Yellow Stimi Chew Toy

Some larger traditional pattern Hoppers are; Hares Ear Body Rubber Leg Tarantula, and Red Rubber Leg Tarantula.

Some larger Synthetic fly Patterns including; Chartreuse Triple Decker Hopper, Tan Triple Decker Hopper, Yellow Triple Decker Hopper,

There are also several patterns tied using synthetic materials including; Golden Foamulator, Bullet Head Foam Hopper, Red Black Chernobyl Hopper, Tan Black Chernobyl Hopper Yellow Black Chernobyl Hopper, Hi Vis Foam Hopper Dropper, Hi Vis Foam Hopper,

There are also several Parachute Hopper Patterns including; Olive Parachute Hopper, Tan Parachute Hopper

The second category of Terrestrial fly patterns is the Ants. There are several different ant patterns including traditional patterns; Black CDC Ant, Cinnamon CDC Ant, Black Flying Ant, Cinnamon Flying Ant, Black Fur Ant, and Cinnamon Fur Ant,

Several modern ant patterns tied with synthetic materials; Chernobyl Ant, Tan South Fork Chernobyl Ant, Tan Fat Albert Chernobyl Ant, Black Foam Ant, Brown Foam Ant, Black Hi Vis Foam Ant, Brown Hi Vis Foam Ant,

And several Parachute Ant Patterns. These patterns are more visible in the water. Black Parachute Ant, Cinnamon Parachute Ant

There are also Spider, Cicada, and Cricket Fly Patterns. Some of them include; Black Foam Panfish Spider, Cicada Jake’s Black Cicada Crow Beetle, Black Foam Cricket, and black Letort Cricket.

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