TerrestrialbeginnerRocky Mountain West
Letort Cricket
$3.50
Available Sizes#8 - #14
Color Variations
BlackDark Brown
Ed Shenk designed this pattern on Pennsylvania's Letort Spring Run, but the crickets it imitates live everywhere grass grows -- which in the Mountain West means everywhere. Trout eat crickets with even more enthusiasm than they eat hoppers, possibly because crickets land on the water with a more convincing helplessness. The black deer hair body and dark wing create a silhouette that screams 'easy protein,' and trout respond with the single-minded focus of an animal that has been waiting for exactly this moment. Late summer evenings, grassy banks, a size 10 cricket -- this is terrestrial fishing at its finest.
Quick Facts
TypeTerrestrial
Difficultybeginner
SeasonsSummer, Fall
Target SpeciesRainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout
Sizes#8 - #14
Best LocationsRuby River, MT; Green River, UT; Henry's Fork, ID
Where to Fish It
Ruby River
MT · Freestone River
Green River
UT · Tailwater
Henry's Fork
ID · Spring Creek
Map unavailable. Locations for Letort Cricket: Ruby River, MT; Green River, UT; Henry's Fork, ID
Related Reading
seasonal playbook
The Summer Guide: Long Days and Willing Fish
Summer is fly fishing's season of abundance. Sixteen-hour days, prolific hatches, aggressive fish, and the full spectrum from mountain trout to saltwater flats. This is your playbook for making the most of the warmest, longest, most generous months of the fishing year.
hatch guide
Terrestrial Fishing: Hoppers, Ants, and Beetles
Terrestrial insects — hoppers, ants, beetles, and crickets — are not aquatic hatches, but they drive some of the most exciting and productive dry-fly fishing of the year. From midsummer hopper banks to fall ant flights, this is your guide to fishing the land-based food sources that trout cannot resist.
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