HOPPERS & CRICKETS
BLACK CRICKET
“Black Crickets” of the
sub-family Teleogryllus move around freely at night and often find them
self in trouble in the water. Like their hopper and locust cousins they
are high in protein and sought after by trout. From a fly tiers point
of
view these crickets are up to 25 mm in length when mature and they are
black
all over. They have stout bodies (4 to 5:1) and strong hinged legs that
normally present extended rather than bent as is often the case with
hoppers.
Depending on their stage in development wing casings can be mere stubs
or the full length of the body.
“Crickets” should be
fished
in the current with as little line drag as possible or with short
jerking
strips. It is worth noting that drowned hopper flies will also
work
because whilst most of the naturals are taken on the surface some do
sink
and are still taken by trout and other fish.
General form and colour
together
with presentation and how you fish them will help you fool the fish.
Whilst
there are quite a few cricket patterns out there it's hard to go past
this
one and it's not really necessary to carry more than one representation
in your fly box.
MATERIALS:
Hook
- Size 10 long
shank
Thread - Black
Tail - Deer hair
Back - Black raffia
Body - Peacock herl
Legs - V shaped
feather
slip
Wings - Black Deer
hair
Head -
Deer Hair
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