Match the Hatch
Terrestrials
HOW TO USE: Click on insect name for tying “recipes.” Click on thumbnails for a larger view.
- Black Ant
- Notes
Ants are terrestrial insects that are blown or fall into the water. Most effective in summer along grassy or wooded banks and small streams.
- Season
| Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov |
- Cinnamon Ant
- Notes
Trout are sometimes selective as to color when targeting ants.
- Season
| Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov |
- Flying Ant
- Notes
Ants are terrestrial insects that are blown or fall into the water. Most effective in summer along grassy or wooded banks and small streams.
- Season
| Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov |
- Notes
Can be fished dry or barely subsurface, to imitate a struggling cricket. Slight movement of the fly elicits strikes.
- Season
| Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov |
- Notes
Can be fished dry or barely subsurface, to imitate a struggling grasshopper. Slight movement of the fly elicits strikes.
- Season
| Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov |
For more information on our contributing fly tyers, please see the Catskill Fly Tyers page.