Terrestrials

Insects that ought to stay on dry land

Latest from this section

Bar Guac Hopper Jan 9. 2019 Terrestrial This pattern, which takes its name from the popular appetizer Guacamole, was inspired by the 'Bar Guac' special at a local fly fishing hangout. See how to tie it here	5 Minute Bug Nov 30. 2018 Terrestrial This little beetle imitation is amazingly lifelike. Using few and ordinary materials, Russian tyer Dmitri Tseliaritski makes it quick and easy to tie. See for yourself.
Dragons and Damsels May 12. 2018 Frequent fliers Odonata is the Latin name for the order of dragonflies and damselflies. This article is about them. Learn to tie and fish them.	Narova Foam Beetle Jun 23. 2017 Beetle Russian Dmitri Tseliaritski's Narova foam dry fly is an easy and robust pattern template for terrestrials, beetles in particular See how to tie it here.

Terrestrials - all content

Video Braided Blue Damsel May 13. 2020 It's soon that time of year again! This adult blue damsel is a semi realistic but easy pattern to tie.	Video Galdralöpp May 6. 2020 How to dress the Galdralöpp fly, which is an Icelandic bibio hopper pattern for big, wild brown trout in their rivers.	Video F.T. Ant Apr 29. 2020 F.T. Ant - Dry Fly Tying Hook - Partridge SLP #18 Thread - Semperfli Waxed Thread 12/0 Black Body - 3mm Foam Tube Spot - White CDC Hackles - Grizzly
Video Foam Black Ant Mar 21. 2020 Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 12 Thread, Uni-8/0 Black Body, Black Closed Cell Foam cut to 2mm thick to 4mm wide and Black Glister	Video Quick Foam Hopper Mar 20. 2020 You don't need anything more complicated for fishing a grasshopper. This is a quick and extremely easy pattern that everyone can tie. Just change the colour and size you need to match the hatch.	Video Braided Damsel Jan 22. 2020 A quick and simple adult damsel with an extended body maid from braided backing line. A pattern that works wonders during the summer months on lakes with prolific damsel hatches.
Video Transformer Jan 10. 2020 A simple but effective generic attractor. The transformer is an excellent pattern to fish dry when nothing in particular is happening on the surface.	Video Terrestrial Ant Dec 22. 2019 A simple Ant pattern, terrestrial insects live outside the water.	Video Chubby Chernobyl, Elevated Dec 19. 2019 How to turn a strike indicator into a fly you can be proud of with master fly tier Charlie Craven. Great imitation for grasshoppers, large stoneflies and as the dry for a dry/dropper rig.
Video Amy's Ant Dec 18. 2019 Tie a Jack Dennis classic with master fly tier Charlie Craven.	Video Llano bug Oct 15. 2019 The Llano bug from what I was told was designed and developed for a river called the Llano River.	Video Sandwich Cricket Oct 8. 2019 Guest Jerry Darkes is back to show you how to tie a Sandwich Cricket! Jerry has been a longtime friend of Mad River Outfitters and has been helping out with the shop for over 20 years!
Video Foam Daddy Oct 4. 2019 The mother of all daddy's. This larger than life foam bodied daddy long legs, is a great attractor that moves a whole load of water when pulled through the surface, and will float all day long.	Video Chubby Chernobyl Sep 28. 2019 As the temperatures warm up in the summer months, it means one thing .... Chubby Chernobyls.	Video Weinermobile Hopper Sep 25. 2019 The Weinermobile hopper fly pattern is a great floating fly.

Pages

Add new comment

Content tagged with Terrestrials

Since you got this far …

The GFF money box

… I have a small favor to ask.

Long story short

Support the Global FlyFisher through several different channels, including PayPal.

Long story longer

The Global FlyFisher has been online since the mid-90's and has been free to access for everybody since day one – and will stay free for as long as I run it.
But that doesn't mean that it's free to run.
It costs money to drive a large site like this.

See more details about what you can do to help in this blog post.

The Global FlyFisher

Simply the Best Place to go for Online Fly Fishing and Fly Tying

Search form

Mobile menu