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Ants flies for fly fishing tying instructions by Barry Ord Clarke

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Hot Glue Para Ant fly tied by Barry Ord Clarke

Hot Glue Para Ant fly

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 barryoc

A must have pattern that is ultra quick to tie and very realistic on the water. The hot glue rods can be purchased for next to nothing at hobby shops and one rod will make enough ants for you and … Continue reading Hot Glue Para Ant fly

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cdc ant tied by barry ord clarke

Cdc ant fly pattern

March 3, 2021September 20, 2021 barryoc

A lovely little CDC ant pattern, that is tied with only one CDC puff and a few turns of hackle. A quick and easy pattern for the most important terrestrial, no matter where you live, that will float all day … Continue reading Cdc ant fly pattern

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parachute ant fly pattern tied by Barry Ord Clarke

Parachute ant fly

November 3, 2020September 12, 2021 barryoc

Being the most prolific terrestrial on just about every river and still water, this extremely simple but effective parachute ant will not only float high and dry, but tick all the boxes for ant feeding trout no matter where you … Continue reading Parachute ant fly

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Hot glue ant fly tied by Barry Ord Clarke

Hot glue ant fly

September 8, 2020September 19, 2021 barryoc

This is my super quick hot glue ant, that with a little practice and preparation, takes less that 3 minutes to tie. With this technique you can tie flying ants in all black, red or as my personal favorite here … Continue reading Hot glue ant fly

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Float foam ant fly pattern

March 9, 2018September 18, 2021 barryoc

A flying wood ant pattern that uses Float foam as the main material. This pattern will float high and dry all day long and then some… Float foam ant fly pattern recipe Hook: Mustad C49S # 10-16Thread: BlackUnderbody: Black ostrich … Continue reading Float foam ant fly pattern

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Flying wood ant fly

December 14, 2016September 18, 2021 barryoc

When large wood ants swarm on the warmest summer days the trout go on a feeding frenzy. This is one of those patterns that you just can’t do without. Simple but realistic and quick to tie. Flying wood ant fly … Continue reading Flying wood ant fly

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Tying Mutant Melt Glue Ant

May 26, 2016March 8, 2021 barryoc

Buy MUSTAD signature hooks on AMAZON:Buy VENIARD product on AMAZON:Fly tying tools and materials shop TRIDENT:Buy SIMMS fishing products:EPIC water filters Very useful thing when fishing:Trouts fly fishing Premier Fly Shop & Outfitter:Polarized fishing sunglasses RHEOS 55$:TheRiversEdge flyfishing shop – … Continue reading Tying Mutant Melt Glue Ant

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Flying Mutantz ants

January 10, 2014October 22, 2021 barryoc

After much response regarding my Mutantz pattern I published last year, here is the new and improved Flying Mutant that has fished extremely well for me this year, with a few new techniques that can be applied to other patterns.  … Continue reading Flying Mutantz ants

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chernobyl ant fly tied by Barry Ord Clarke

Chernobyl Ant fly

January 10, 2014September 16, 2021 barryoc

  This pattern was the product of Rainey Riding’s imagination after the Chernobyl atomic plant accident. Resembling an ant, only in the weirdest imagination, this is a great stimulator pattern. The CCFS (closed cell foam sheet) used in this ant … Continue reading Chernobyl Ant fly

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