Continuing with terrestrials: a whole mess of ants 🐜

Ants have become one of my go-to patterns when fishing for trout and panfish the last few years. Even when I’m bombing them out to the center of alpine lakes, they always draw bites. Especially #1!

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Late night mousin’!

Mice are a blast to tie and fish. I tied these up after seeing a modified mini Master Splinter that caught my eye. Big guide fly energy! Super easy. Hoping to put them to good use next month in Yosemite!

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A pattern you’ll find in more flyboxes in North America than perhaps any other - the caddis.

I’m never quite satisfied with the DHC I tie, but these are getting there. Foam is significantly (!) easier to manage, but deer hair is just unmatched!

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Bees! Like other terrestrials, bees perform well in the High Sierra during the fall transition.

While often discussed, I rarely see them on the vise! I enjoyed reading up on the history of bee patterns and experimenting with some different materials.

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Eggs are a popular choice this time of year for targeting species like salmon and trout!

This is my first go at the Nuke Egg; I love how the added casing looks when wet 👌🏽

In the future I’ll try reversing the casing to hide my thread wraps.

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Hopper season!

Hoppers are a lot of fun to tie, and can do a solid job imitating a variety of insects. I like to tie and fish these on the smaller side.

Foam helps them sit high on the water, though the Madsen’s Skunk can fish lower (like a Stimulator).

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