terrestrial
Inchworm
A simple bright-green chenille or foam pattern that imitates the caterpillars and inchworms that drop from overhanging trees into trout streams in spring and early summer. When caterpillar activity is heavy, trout line up under trees and eat them with reckless abandon.
Sizes#10BodyBright green
Recipe
- HookDry fly hook (TMC 2488) · Tiemco
- ThreadChartreuse tying thread 8/0 or 70 denier · Semperfli
- BodyChartreuse foam wrapped as body · Hareline
Fishing tips
Cast under overhanging trees in spring and early summer. Dead drift along shady banks where caterpillars naturally fall into the water.