Trout have to eat something, and with mayfly and caddis hatches dwindling, especially in the eastern United States, they start feeding on terrestrials like ants, grasshoppers and beetles.
Tom gives some great tips on how to fish terrestrial patterns in this podcast and you can read more at www.orvis.com/beetles.
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