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Ants time - Terrestrial flies for Summer rainy days

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Hi guys,

 

became hot outside and ants started to be all over the places. I'd like to share a few of my ants that I use in Summer time. I prefer to tie on grub/caddis type of hook to provide a look more close to the natural look of dead ants.

Hope you like them:

 

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best,

Lucian

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Fantastic!

 

Love the look, the simplicity and the thinking behind the design.

 

Tying some today, fishing them as soon as the raging runoff slows down.

 

Thanks

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Thanks guys,

 

I tie them with normal tying thread , nothing else: Uni , UTC, Gordon G, what I found. If I go for grayling I don't apply anything on the body to increase the resistance . For trout one layer of head cement will help. The most common size is $16 but #14 will work fine. Sometimes I tie these flies on #18 but then I tie the fly without any wings, I make the and very sparse :

 

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cheers,

Lucian

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