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Indication
Mid-summer fly fishing for trout in moving water
Instructions
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Tie a piece of black foam in the middle of dry fly hook, size 16-24.
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Wrap a waist with thread, shaping a smaller head and longer bigger abdomen.
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Wind a few turns of black hackle at the waist, and whip finish on the waist.
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Shape the foam as my Farmington benefactor did: with the heat from a cigarette.
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Clip the hackle on the bottom to make it float flush in the film.
Doctor's notes
This fly imitates an unfortunate ant who has fallen in Mr Trout's stream. It's a good fly for after the mayflies have hatched, and the trout have switched to beetles, ants, etc.
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