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Indication
Mid-summer fly fishing for trout in moving water
Instructions
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Use a dry-fly hook, size 16-24, and black thread.
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Dub a thin coat of deer fur on the thread, and wind to make the abdomen.
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Wind thread on the shank forward a little; you want to have an obvious waist.
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On the waist wind a couple of turns of black or very dark hackle. Then dub on a shorter, smaller head and whip finish.
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Try to do it more neatly than I did.
Doctor's notes
Like the foam ant, 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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