Willy's Red Ant

[Clearfork51 0]

Anyone have a pattern description for this fly? Sizes, materials, etc. thanks

[SkinnyPole 0]

This might help.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GajJCH6W2z8

 

Hook size: 4-12

Red thread

Black closed cell foam

Red dubbing or chenille

White poly yarn

Rubber legs

 

Skinny

[joman 0]

Not sure about that exact pattern, what I do for red ants is melt a red steelhead bead to required size for body, then a small drop of it for head, then tie in some rubber legs and some dryfly hackle in between, just tie onto ur favorite dry hook, mine are between 16 and 22

[mikechell 0]

Joman ... do you have a picture of one of those?

[joman 0]

http://flytyingandfishing.m.webs.com/site/mobile?dm_path=%2F&fw_sig_tier=0&fw_sig_time=1397079563425&fw_sig_is_admin=0&fw_sig_social=1&fw_sig_api_key=522b0eedffc137c934fc7268582d53a1&fw_sig_url=http://flytyingandfishing.webs.com/&fw_sig=4a7480c8d3b018e8eefb0e002c8ec857&fw_sig_site=124267630&fw_sig_permissions=none&fw_sig_session_key=959f5df0ef8beb559412a05e747287c66da622bcfc15cf6279cefd63709671bc-124267630&fw_sig_permission_level=0&fw_sig_locale=en-US&fw_sig_premium=0&fw_sig_access_token=0858da8c49dc5086b905a1b6519e99405ec0e962&fb_sig_network=fw#1321. On my blog which desperetly needs an update, I think its either third or fourth post down

[joman 0]

Easier than that, flytyingandfishing.webs.com then go to blog, didn't realize that would be so long

[SilverCreek 0]

Here are two more ways to form floating ant bodies. Both use items from a hobby store

 

1. Fabric or dimensional paint - the kind used for writing or placing designs on T shirts and sweat shirts. Put it over a thread body.

 

 

2. If you have a hot glue pen, use it to form the ant bodies on the hook.

 

http://www.bosch-do-it.com/gb/en/diy/tools/gluepen-3165140705851-199879.jsp

 

 

http://brandon722.blogspot.com/2009/04/ants-in-your-pants-if-you-are-into-that.html

[mikechell 0]

I'll stick with mine for the moment. It's easy, can be made in any foam color and I have all the makings on hand already.

 

[SILKHDH 0]

Uh, the ant in the video looks nothing like the one silvercreek posted. Looks like a Chernobyl with a poly wing. So who is correct. I will say, the one in the video is huge for an ant. I wouldn't want one to bite me. Would take a chunk off you. LOL

[SilverCreek 0]

One of my very favorite ant patterns is the McMurray Ant originated by Ed Sutryn and named for McMurrray, Pennsylvania. I remember an 18" brown trout that was feeding along the bank of the Madison River that refused both a fur ant and then a Crowe ant pattern but took a McMurray ant on the first cast.

 

 

http://www.drakemag.com/message-boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1774

 

I still have original balsa wood McMurray ants that I save for those difficult trout.

 

Although the original McMurray ant used balsa wood, you can use Dimensional Paint. Put alternating short and long drops of paint on a stretched section of monofilament tied between posts to form the bodies. Once the bodies dry, cut the bodies off and tie as in the fly recipe. Click on the URL below.

 

http://dubuqueflyfishers.org/Swap99/blant.htm

[SkinnyPole 0]

Uh, the ant in the video looks nothing like the one silvercreek posted. Looks like a Chernobyl with a poly wing. So who is correct. I will say, the one in the video is huge for an ant. I wouldn't want one to bite me. Would take a chunk off you. LOL

 

Yes you are correct

 

Willy's Red Ant aka Gladys is a cherobyle variation. The willly's red ant was desighned by Wyoming fly tyer

Will Dornan

 

Skinny