Early Riser

You are fishing a meadow trout stream early in the morning and you want to catch a big trout so you plan to use a big fly. Yes, a size 12 Letort Hopper or Shenk’s Cricket would be worth considering. However, natural crickets become active earlier in the mornings than grasshoppers so the trout see more of them at this time. To give yourself an edge start with a Shenk’s Cricket size 12.