Jake’s Gulp Beetle 01/14/2025 Photo Album

For more information on Jake’s gulp beetle please click on this link to my previous post. For step by step tying directions use this link to 10/22/2015. This terrestrial is very easy to tie.

Angled Look at a size 14

For some reason I abandoned Jake’s gulp beetle over recent years. I suspect lack of line time resulted from me favoring other smaller terrestrials that are easier to track such as the hippie stomper. Nevertheless, beetles are a favorite food source for trout, and I would not want to be without them.

Materials and Two Beetles

I counted my beetle supply and discovered that I maintained adequate quantities; however, I tied two more to reinforce my ability to tie this simple fly. I am ready for wind blown beetles in 2025.