Flying Ants:
It is impossible to predict the
time someone may encounter
flying ants. It is usually in the
summer but you could easily go
all summer and not see any. If
you do, you will wish you had a fly
that imitated these insects.
Grasshoppers are plentiful in
some places in the park, but not
many. There are always some
species that can be found in the
forest, but we have never
encountered any heavy
concentration of them unless
there were lots of grass.
Flies: Terrestrial Imitations
Fly Fishing the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
You would be hard pressed to
find any place in the park that
didn't have plenty of ants. It is
one of the most important
species of terrestrials to imitate
in our opinion. .
Terrestrial imitations are choice flies during the
summer and fall seasons. Here are our
suggestions for them:

Grasshoppers:
(modest abundance, isolated distribution)
Dave's Hooper 6, 8, 10, & 12

Note: Don't worry about the fly sinking somewhat
in rough water. That is exactly what the real ones
do. This is the best imitation of a grasshopper
we have seen. You do not need the high floating
foam bodied flies.

Crickets:
(modest abundance, isolated distribution)
JDS Kicker Cricket: 12, 14 & 16
Dave's Cricket: 8 &12

Ants:
(abundant, widespread distribution)
Perfect Fly's Black Ant: 14/16
Perfect Fly's - Perfect Black Carpenter Ant
16/18
Perfect Fly's - Perfect Brown Carpenter Ant
16/18

Flying Ants:
(modest abundance, isolated distribution)
Perfect Fly's - Perfect Brown Flying Ant
14 and 16

Beetles:
(very abundant, widespread distribution)
Perfect Fly's - Perfect Japanese Beetle
14 and 16

Inch Worms:
(very abundant, widespread distribution)


Leaf Hooper:
(abundant, widespread distribution)

Green Leaf Hopper: 20

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