terrestrial
Foam Ant
The Foam Ant creates the distinct two-hump silhouette of a real ant using closed-cell foam segments. Ant falls are one of the most underrated feeding events in fly fishing — when flying ants hit the water, trout abandon all caution and gorge themselves.
Sizes#14BodyBlack
Recipe
- HookDry fly / terrestrial hook (TMC 100, TMC 5212) · Tiemco
- ThreadBlack tying thread 8/0 or 70 denier · Semperfli
- Body2mm Black foam · Hareline
- RubberBlack rubber legs
- HotspotOrange foam indicator
Fishing tips
During flying ant falls, this pattern is the only fly you need. Fish it dead drift along foam lines and eddies where ants collect.