Fly Library

Terrestrials

Terrestrials imitate land-born insects — ants, beetles, hoppers, crickets — that get blown or fall onto the water. From midsummer through early fall, terrestrial patterns can salvage otherwise slow fishing days.

8 patterns in this category

grasshopperslarge ants

Chernobyl Ant

The Chernobyl Ant is an oversized foam terrestrial pattern with rubber legs that creates a massive d

Sizes 6–12

beetlesterrestrial beetles

Foam Beetle

The Foam Beetle is a simple but devastatingly effective terrestrial pattern. A piece of black foam f

Sizes 12–18

antsflying ants

Foam Ant

The Foam Ant creates the distinct two-hump silhouette of a real ant using closed-cell foam segments.

Sizes 14–20

grasshoppers

Dave's Hopper

Dave Whitlock's Hopper is the original modern grasshopper imitation, featuring a spun deer hair head

Sizes 6–12

cricketsblack terrestrial insects

Letort Cricket

Ed Shenk's Letort Cricket is a classic terrestrial designed for the legendary limestone streams of P

Sizes 10–14

grasshoppers

Parachute Hopper

A foam-bodied grasshopper with a parachute post that provides visibility in choppy water and doubles

Sizes 8–12

flying antswinged ants

Flying Ant

The Flying Ant pattern includes CDC or hackle-tip wings that distinguish it from standard ant patter

Sizes 14–18

inchwormscaterpillars

Inchworm

A simple bright-green chenille or foam pattern that imitates the caterpillars and inchworms that dro

Sizes 10–14