Flash Winged Ant
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This foam ant fly was requested from one of my customers to tie for him. He was fishing the San Juan River and wanted quite a few of them for the ant season. Size 16 in both brown and Black. So I started tying them up for him, and realized its a pretty simple pattern but looks like it will fish very well. So here I am making a video to show you all how to tie it. Im not sure this is the original way of tying these, but its how I figured out to tie them easily and uniformly.
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Hook: Risen 5262 (The 3761 might work better) size 16 - https://www.risenfly.com/collections/hooks/products/nymph-3761
Thread: Veevus 10/0 (black) - https://www.dooleysflyfishing.com/products/10-0-veevus?_pos=1&_psq=veevu...
Body: 2mm Fly Foam (black) - https://www.dooleysflyfishing.com/products/fly-foam-2mm-3mm?_pos=1&_psq=...
Hackle: Whiting Midge Saddle or Cape (brown) - https://www.dooleysflyfishing.com/products/whiting-silver-midge-1-4-sadd...
Wing: Flash Back (pearl) - https://www.dooleysflyfishing.com/products/hareline-flash-back?_pos=1&_p...
Hot Spot: Para Post Fiber (Orange) - https://www.dooleysflyfishing.com/products/hareline-para-post-wing?varia...
Head Cement: Loon Water Based - https://www.dooleysflyfishing.com/products/loon-head-cement?_pos=1&_psq=...
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Vise: Renzetti Traveler - https://amzn.to/2t2FFmo
Bobbin: Stonfo Bobtec - https://amzn.to/2YWOf39
Trimming Scissors: Risen 4" Razor Scissors - https://www.risenfly.com/collections/fly-tying-tools-and-accessories/pro...
Fine Tip Scissors: Risen Spring Assist Scissors - https://www.risenfly.com/collections/fly-tying-tools-and-accessories/pro...
Whip finisher: Dr. Slick brass - https://amzn.to/2tGYwDW
Fly Tying Bench: Oasis Walnut Compact Bench - https://www.oasisbenches.com/oasis-benches/compact-bench/
UV Light: Ultrafire UV Super Power - https://amzn.to/3mX52xW
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