Beetles

Terrestrial insects with hard wing cases - AKA Coleoptera

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Foam Beetle

Jun 28. 2012
The foam beetle fly pattern is easy to tie, but remains one of my top producers during the summer months. Trout love to eat beetles (and ants) that are blown into the water.
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Patrick's Green Head Beetle

Mar 22. 2012
Guide Patrick McIntyre ties one of his Pyramid lake flies "Patrick's Green Head Beetle". This fly has proven to catch the biggest of the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout.
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Steelhead Beetle

Aug 29. 2011
Broom fly While looking at steelhead flies with a BC guide, one fly in particular stood out: a somewhat ugly contraption with a deer hair wing and not least an "overhanging" head, in other words tied so that the hook eye was under the fly and not in front.
Meet the Steelhead Beetle
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Jungle Beetle

Aug 4. 2011
Tying the Jungle Beetle
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CDC Beetle

Dec 27. 2010
Beetles and Ants are some of a trout's favorite summer foods. This pattern has done me well the past couple of summers. It was my go to fly on the fish in our catch and release area.
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Shield Beetle

Nov 20. 2010
Tying a Shield Beetle by Davie McPhail.
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Monster's Bug

May 3. 2007
Buggy The tendency is, that flies become smaller and smaller trying to fool the fish. We end up using 7X, size 24 hooks and stealth moves on the river banks. Sometimes you need to go the opposite way, if you want a big fish at end of your tippet.
See how this big foam beetle from Lithuania is tied.
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Edwards' Little Ant

Oct 15. 2002
Critters Ant patterns are usually a bit of foam and a chaotic dry fly hackle. But why not tie it more imitative? It's quite easy.

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