Terrestrials
Letort Cricket
Ed Shenk's Letort Cricket is a classic terrestrial designed for the legendary limestone streams of Pennsylvania's Cumberland Valley. Its clipped deer hair body and black coloring present a perfect cricket silhouette that spring creek trout eat with confidence.
Frequently Asked Questions
What size Letort Cricket should I use?
The Letort Cricket is most commonly tied in sizes 10–14. Choose smaller sizes for clear water and pressured fish, and larger sizes for faster or off-color water.
What does a Letort Cricket imitate?
The Letort Cricket primarily imitates crickets, black terrestrial insects.
Pattern Details
- Category
- Terrestrials
- Sizes
- 10–14
- Colors
- Black
- Imitates
- crickets, black terrestrial insects
- Water Types
- spring creek, freestone
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Target Species
rainbow troutbrown troutbrook troutcutthroat trout
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Pattern Details
- Category
- Terrestrials
- Sizes
- 10–14
- Colors
- Black
- Imitates
- crickets, black terrestrial insects
- Water Types
- spring creek, freestone
Buy This Fly
Buy at Fly Fish Food—
catches logged by anglers
Target Species
rainbow troutbrown troutbrook troutcutthroat trout