LuciV 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2014 Nothing complicated, just east European way to tie ants: Hooks : Demmon DGS Barbless #14-18 Thread: Uni 8/0 black Body: Uni black 8/0 thread Hackle: Black Hackle one or 2 turns best, Lucian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
add147 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2014 Those look wonderful! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2014 Nice bunch of ants. I like the winged ones, but they all look like mound dwellers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KOKOEK9 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2014 how do you tie them Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
add147 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2014 Yes how do you tie them...Please share the pattern... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christopher K 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2014 Just a simple thread body with some hackle guys, a bit of your preferred winging material for the dries... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlaFly 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2014 They look like they're covered with something glossy. Epoxy? or what? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2014 Hook Thread Hackle Head cement Go fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2014 Nice bunch of ants. I like the winged ones, but they all look like mound dwellers. how do you tie them Mike If you're asking me ... I tie sinking ones pretty much the same way. My comment that they all look like mound dwellers meant the all look like ants, winged or not. I like my ants to float, though, so I go with a variation of the McMurray. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuciV 0 Report post Posted November 29, 2014 These flies are easy to tie, just black thread, an anatomical hook, and one or two turns of black hackle like "Flytire " said. For coating - a drop of head cement. For wings I used a light, transparent super fine material called Zinc. Both flies float withouat any problem and catch a lot of fish best, Lucian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlaFly 0 Report post Posted November 29, 2014 Luci To most of us, zinc is a grey metal. Apparently that's not what you used. Is your "zinc" an available fly tying material? If so, where? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted November 29, 2014 Zinc http://www.troutline.ro/zincheres lucians website. Please bookmark it. Shows a lot of European fly tying materials Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1hook 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2014 Great lookin ants, I had some great fishing this past summer/fall with a parachute any pattern Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
