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Simple Black Ant - Its terrestrial season!

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In the late spring and early summer, terrestrial fishing can be phenomenal. The wind will blow ants, grasshoppers and beetles into the water, and the fish start looking for these tasty snacks. Ants make up one of the most common terrestrials found in the trouts diet. So fishing one of these simple ant patterns at the right time, can yield amazing results.

Hook: Umpqua U001 size 22. Any dry fly hook will do, sizes 16-26

Dubbing: Super Dry Dubbing

Hackle: Top of a black neck cape where the small and fine feathers are.

 

 

 

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Good stuff! Really enjoyed the Ant video.

 

Do you think soft hackle hackle would work?

 

Thanks

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Good stuff! Really enjoyed the Ant video.

 

Do you think soft hackle hackle would work?

 

Thanks

Anything that will keep the fly afloat... If the soft hackle does, then yes. However I have yet to find soft hackle with that short of fibers...

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Still waiting for that tarpon toad ;)

Kidding can't wait for the next saltwater fly video!!!

Like I said, the materials are too expensive right now for that fly. Soon I'll make it, just give me a few months.

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Your website looks great, and the tutorials are very well done.

 

Congrats

Glad you like it! Thanks! So easy to navigate?

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Your website looks great, and the tutorials are very well done.

 

Congrats

Glad you like it! Thanks! So easy to navigate?
one small nitpick on the site. .. "video's" is a typo on the home page. Otherwise, congrats on your successes thus far. Looks great.

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VERY easy to navigate, particularly from the home page.

 

from the ant pattern page, not so obvious to find saltwater/freshwater/other video links. the "Home/Videos" link at the top is quite small in relation to all other elements on that page. the links to "Other Video Tutorials" at the bottom helps but again, you have to scroll to the bottom.

 

really nice modern design overall. i like it.

 

eric

fresno, ca.

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Your website looks great, and the tutorials are very well done.

 

Congrats

Glad you like it! Thanks! So easy to navigate?
one small nitpick on the site. .. "video's" is a typo on the home page. Otherwise, congrats on your successes thus far. Looks great.

Thank you! I will change that typo.

 

I just wanted a place I could categorize my videos better then what YouTube offers. Thanks again!

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Nice website overall. Planning on tying a crackle back soon?

Um... I don't really use them where Im at... I can if you really want to see a tutorial? I just find that they are so close to griffith's gnat, and I already have one of those for a tutorial. I am trying to make many different types of flies for different techniques before I start doing ones so close, you know? But if you want to see it, I can do a tutorial on the fly.

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