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Parachute Ant


HOOK: TMC 900 BL, sizes 12-20

THREAD: Black

WING: White calftail tied as post

BODY: Black dubbing (Antron, rabbit, Superfine, etc.)

HACKLE: Grizzly wrapped parachute-style around wing-post

HEAD: Dubbing to match body

  parachute ant

Uses

Flying ants are a terrestrial insect. They are often blown out of pine trees and onto lakes or rivers, where they become trout food. Any time you venture to mountain lakes or creeks surrounded by ponderosa pines, you should have some ant patterns in your fly box.

Variations

Sizes 12 and 14 are most useful. Brown or rust-brown are also effective colors

How to Fish

Dress the fly with floatant and use standard dry fly presentations.


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