Fly Spotlight - Favorite Terrestrial Patterns

Terrestrials are always a favorite of mine to fish throughout the summer months.  Anytime that you are out around shaded areas, throw on a terrestrial and more then likely you'll be able to fool several aggressive fish!  The patterns are almost infinite to choose from but below are a selection of a few patterns that I love to use during the summer months.  Enjoy!

Chernobyl Ant Pattern

(Courtesy of Tying Streamers-Poppers Post)

Hook:#8 3Xlong nymph hook

Thread:Black 3/0

Underbody:Pearl Black Estaz

Overbody:Black closed cell foam~cylinders (sheet foam can be substituted)

Legs:Black, round rubber

Indicator:Red closed cell foam (from a pool toy)

Foam Beetle Pattern

(Courtesy of www.flyanglers.com)

Hook:  Standard dry fly, sizes 18 to 8. (The hook shown is a Daiichi 1170).

Thread:  Black 8/0 or 6/0.

Legs:  Black elk hair or fine rubber-strands.

Body:  Black soft-foam strip.

Indicator:  Bright yellow poly yarn.

Spring Creek Update

Yesterday I woke up early to fish Spring Creek.  The action was fast paced and there weren't many others on the stream (which is always a plus!).  I started out fishing terrestrials and picked up a decent amount of fish.  The key was casting into areas around overhanging branches that offered shade and protection for the trout.


On the water there were tricos and tan caddis and the fish were mostly feeding on the trico spinners.  I switched to a trico spinner and tied on a 30 - 36 inch section of 6x tippet and had my work cut out for me.  As I'm sure everyone is aware, trout are very selective when it comes to feeding on tricos.  I managed to catch three trout on tricos, but I had several bend backwards or nudged it with their nose in refusal to take the fly.  It was a challenging but fun process but once they were finished feeding on top I switched to a green inch-worm.  Below is a selection of pictures from fish that I caught!


An important thing to note is that if the water is above 70 degrees, please do not go out and fish as it puts a lot of extra stress on the fish.  If you can avoid it, the trout do not need to die when they can be caught on another cooler day.


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