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Article: Victims of change: you may consider the beetle to be nothing more than a pesky bug. Trout, on the other hand, think differently. (Fishing)(includes related article on beetle patterns) (Column)
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- Field & Stream (West ed.)
- Article date:
- August 1, 1994
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THERE'S A DEMEANING IMAGE of the common beetle that belies its importance to fly fishing. Unlike the delicate and popular mayfly, few of these awkward terrestrials are aesthetically appealing, and only rarely do they rate high on the list of available trout foods. For the most part they are little more than pests, a horticulturist's nightmare. Nevertheless, the beetle is often a reliable summer food trout and cannot be ignored by the practical angler, if only because it often brings a rise of fish when aquatic insects are absent.
You recognize the beetle, of course; most have four wings, front pair being thick and the hind pair. membranous and folded under when at ...