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Terrestrials

Terrestrials are the land insects that fall in: grasshoppers, ants and beetles. From July until the first frost they are the best dry-fly fishing of the day on many rivers, and a hopper-dropper rig covers most of it.

3 profiles

  • Ant, BlackAnt, Carpenter
    Black
    2 photos, hover to cycle, showing Black

    Ant

    Formicidae

    Formicidae · Egg, Larvae, Pupa, Adult

  • Beetle, Variant OneBeetle, Variant Two
    Variant One
    2 photos, hover to cycle, showing Variant One

    Beetle

    Coleoptera

    Coleoptera · Eggs, First Instar, Second Instar, Third Instar, Pupa, Adult

  • Grasshopper, Variant OneGrasshopper, Variant Two
    Variant One
    2 photos, hover to cycle, showing Variant One

    Grasshopper

    Acrididae

    Acrididae · Eggs, Nymph, Molting Nymph, Adult

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