Terrestrial
Crane Fly (Daddy)
TroutSurface
Crane flies fall onto chalk streams in August and September and the trout, which have spent the summer being educated by the finest fishers in England, suddenly forget everything they know. A foam-and-feather daddy drifted along the bankside vegetation will catch fish that have been on the refusal list all year.
Fish this when
August and September when crane flies are blundering about. Drift the fly along undercut banks and beneath overhanging trees — the takes are not subtle.
Naturals it imitates
crane fly
Tipula spp.
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Included in packs
Terrestrials