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Flying Ant

Terrestrial · Trout · Panfish · 1 version

As tied by tightlinevideo

• Hook Standard dry-fly hook (here, a Dai-Riki 305), size 18
• Thread 8/0 or 70 Denier, burnt orange

Materials

• Body Orange cylindrical soft foam, size small
• Wing White polypropylene yarn, white
• Legs Brown hackle, trimmed on the bottom

Tying videos

• Flying Ant — Tim Flagler (Orvis)
• Flying Ant — tightlinevideo (YouTube)

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