Terrestrial Trout Food - Jassids

Every few seasons, on warm Autumn days, Jassids occur in large enough numbers to encourage good feeding activity. Not a lot is known about the Jassid, but every number of years there is a population explosion. Most common are the cinnamon Jassid however the most favoured by the trout are the red and black Jassid, which is like the chocolate coated strawberry that the trout seem to single out even amongst a fair sprinkling of gum beetles.

Fly fishing strategy

Look for Jassids on the water, especially around sheltered points and bays. There are a number of commercially available Jassid patterns and a great deal of concoctions put together by anglers. We have a pattern that we like to use, the Scruffy Jassid.

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Fly fishing Tasmania - techniques for catching trout when jassids are about.