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Easy Ant fly pattern tied by Darrell Olson
Terrestrial

Easy Ant

Tied by Darrell Olson

Easy Ant recipe

HookGCO 9221, Size 12
ThreadBlack 8/0 Uni-Thread
BodyRainy’s Hi-Viz Ant Body with a White Tip, 3/32”
WingWhite Para Post
LegsGrizzly Rooster Hackle

About this fly

Trim the top and bottom of the rooster hackle to create the legs. With fly fishing ants, anglers are constantly striving to match the hatch. Finding the perfect pattern and fly is always a challenge. At times, we over complicate the process and end up being skunked on the water. Here is an ant pattern that uses the K.I.S.S. principal.

What the Easy Ant imitates

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