Green Beetle
The Green Beetle is dry fly the represents the Green Beetle (Manuka Beetle) which is activity early summer, sometimes in large numbers, these beetles are not good flyers so many end up on the water - good trout tucker!!
The Green Beetle is available in sizes #12 and the are serval other patterns, the deer hair Green Beetle, the Glister Green Beetle
Fish them on sinking lines at river mouths or where Smelt congregate. The size #2 are popular for sea runners
Available here: Green Beetle
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