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Terrestrial fly patterns.

Ant, beetle, hopper, and other land-insect patterns for warm-season fishing. Open a guide to identify the fly, see photos and variations, and learn when and how to fish it.

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01
Side photograph of a black foam ant fly with two body lobes and a chartreuse sight spotReal fly photo

Pattern family · #12–20

Ant Patterns

Dry and sunken terrestrial patterns unified by an ant's pinched waist and two-lobed body.Open guide
02
Side photograph of a black foam beetle fly with short legs and an orange sight postReal fly photo

Pattern family · #10–18

Beetle Patterns

Low-profile terrestrial patterns built to suggest a rounded beetle shell and short legs.Open guide
03
Large fly-box photograph with several compartments visibly labeled Chubby Chernobyl and multiple foam-fly colorsReal fly photo

Terrestrial · #6–16 in Umpqua's production range, Orvis tying example: #8 on a 3X-long nymph hook

Chubby Chernobyl

A high-floating foam-and-synthetic-yarn attractor with rubber legs, built to remain visible in broken water and suspend a proportionate dropper.Open guide
04
Close natural photograph of a dog-day cicada on green leaves with olive-brown body, large eyes, stout legs, and clear wingsReal fly photo

Pattern family · Large terrestrials; match the local cicada

Cicada Patterns

Large buoyant terrestrial patterns matched to locally present cicadas rather than one universal recipe.Open guide
05
Close field photograph of a natural adult female fall field cricket on pale wood showing a compact black body, long antennae, rounded wings, and large spined hind legsReal fly photo

Pattern family · University of Minnesota Extension gives a 1/2–3/4 inch body range for field crickets; match the local individual rather than adding antennae or legs to the measured body length

Cricket Patterns

A practical terrestrial guide using one North American field-cricket species to separate adult female, adult male, and wingless nymph silhouettes before choosing an honest floating artificial.Open guide
06
Close photograph of a yellow Foam Hopper representing a large buoyant foam-attractor formReal fly photo

Pattern family · Small to large; match the report and dropper load

Foam Attractor Dry Patterns

A cross-insect family of buoyant foam dries built for visibility, flotation, and a suggestive terrestrial profile.Open guide
07
Side photograph of a tan Parachute Hopper fly with a white post and horizontal hackleReal fly photo

Pattern family · #6–14

Grasshopper Patterns

A family of foam, hair, and low-riding dry flies used to imitate grasshoppers and other large terrestrials.Open guide
08
Technical reviewed side profile illustration of Hippie Stomper showing compact foam back, hair tail, high-visibility synthetic wing, hackle and rubber legsIllustrated view

Terrestrial · Multiple small-to-medium sizes; match the river report

Hippie Stomper

Andrew Grillos's compact foam attractor with a visible wing, hackle, hair tail, and rubber legs.Open guide
09
Close dorsal photograph of a natural charcoal-black saltpool mosquito adult with narrow smoky wings and long delicate legs on rockReal fly photo

Pattern family · Small dry-fly sizes; verify locally

Mosquito Patterns

A life-stage guide separating the delicate winged adult from aquatic mosquito larvae and comma-shaped pupae before choosing a fly or waterline.Open guide
10
Natural deer mouse on a tree showing a compact gray-tan body, large ears and eyes, pale underside, small feet, and a long narrow tailReal fly photo

Pattern family · Large surface flies relative to ordinary trout dries; match the exact pattern, quarry, tackle, and local evidence, Do not infer hook size from the natural photographs

Mouse Patterns

A surface-presentation guide that separates small-mammal body proportion, fly construction, and the wake a mouse pattern must create.Open guide
11
Technical reviewed side profile illustration of PMX showing parachute post and hackle, hair wing and tail, substantial attractor body, rubber legsIllustrated view

Terrestrial · #8–14

PMX

A low-riding, highly visible all-purpose attractor with a parachute post, hair, hackle, and rubber legs.Open guide
12
Photograph of a black foam ant representing the small two-lobed terrestrial formReal fly photo

Pattern family · Tiny ants through very large cicadas

Terrestrial Patterns

A field guide separating ant, beetle, hopper, cricket, cicada, and general attractor silhouettes.Open guide

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