Small dry
Green Beetle
NZ green beetle terrestrial
TroutSurface
A small green-bodied beetle dry imitating the bright manuka beetles that fall onto bush- and scrub-lined water through the warm months. A dependable searching terrestrial when nothing is hatching.
Fish this when
Warm days near bush and scrub margins, fished blind through likely water or to fish looking up. A reliable summer prospecting dry across NZ.
Why it works
The compact, dark-green, sunk-low profile matches the manuka beetle exactly, and trout in beetle country take a well-placed beetle confidently even without an obvious fall.
Naturals it imitates
green / manuka beetle (Pyronota)
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium