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Ants have been living on the Earth for more than 100 million years and can be found almost anywhere on the planet. It is estimated that there are about 20,000 different species of ants. For this reason alone ants have been called Earth's most successful species.
The finished swap is below click on the pattern name to see the recipe.
ANT SWAP |
Robert Morger  Winged Fire Ant |
Hook:
size 12 standard dry fly Thread: Coffee 8/0 Guidebrod Body: Seed Beads red ant (3) 2 for rear and 1 for head Hackle: Furnace Wing: Short piece of mylar tinsel Other Materials: 5 minute Epoxy |
Gordon Mankins  Puff Ant |
Hook:
Mustad 94838 (extra short shank, 1x fine, size 16 Thread: Black 6/0 or 8/0 Wing: Optional Hackle: Black dry fly Body: 'Puff'-on-a-string |
Glenn Seibert  black/brown winged ant |
Hook:
Size 16 Body: Black Fine and Dry Dubbing Tail & Wing: Small Natural Badger Thread: Black 8/0 |
Alan DiSomma  Hi-vis Foam Black Ant |
HOOK: Daiichi
#1180 (std dry fly) Sz 12 BODY: Black closed-cell foam. HACKLE: Black Chinese Hen |
Jimmie G. Toney  E-Z Sight Ant |
Hook:
Dry fly, size 12 to 20 Thread: Black Abdomen: Black Fur Visual Aid: Tuft of fluorescent synthetic yarn tied as an upright wing Legs: Black hackle wrapped parachute style around the base of the fluorescent yarn Thorax: Black fur |
Ray Maltby  Furnace Ant |
Hook:
Dai Riki 305 size 14 Body: Ultrafine dry fly dubbing Tail & Wing: Furnace hackle Thread: 6/0 |
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Robert Morger |
Hook:
Dry fly hook 10 – 18 Thread: 8/0 Guidebrod coffee Body: Thin cut strip of rust Furry Foam Legs: Furnace hackle |
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Tony Mince |
Hook
- Standard Dry Fly Tail – None Body - Black Dubbing Wing - CDC Feathers Thorax - Black Dubbing |
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Thomas R. Eckert  TRE Ant |
Hook:
lightweight Dry fly hook Thread: matching color Body: Thread Hackle: sparse, clipped underneath |
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Bruce P. Whittle |
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Brian Cole  Cutter's Perfect Ant, size #18 |
Hook:
Tiemco 900BL #12-#20 Thread: Uni-Thread 8/0 - black/brown Head: Fine & Dry - black/rusty brown Hackle: Dry fly quality hackle - brown, Parachute style Abdomen: Fine & Dry - black/rusty brown Shellback: Elk/Deer hair - black/rusty brown Post: Elk/Deer hair - black/rusty brown |
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Robert Morger  Cow Killer |
Hook:
size 12 standard dry fly Thread: Coffee 8/0 Guidebrod Body: SLF Dubbing formed into a dubbing brush orange, with black chenille between . Hackle: Black dry fly hackle |
Rick Tardy  Parachute ant |
Rust
Colored 8/0 Uni Thread Size 16 Dry Fly Hook Cinnamon Colored Beaver Dubbing Brown Dry Fly Hackle |
Mark Bennett  Chernobyl ant |
Pending |
Bill Throne  #14 Red winged Ant |
Pending |
Jack Reynolds  red foam ant |
Hook
Size 12 wet fly hook Thread to match foam or black Body 1/2 size 12 foam spider body Legs Brown or black hackle |
John McBride |
Hook:
light wire #12 Thread: black 3/0 mono. Body: black chenille (fine) Spey: flo. pink feather (any kind) |
Rick Koontz  black ant/white CDC wings |
Hook:
Tiemco dry fly, size 16 Thread: 6/0 Black head and thorax: black synthetic dubbing wing: White CDC hackle: Black |
 realistic dry ant |
Hook…
Tiemco #102y size 19 this special hook was developed as a caddis fly hook. It has a wide
gap and is down eye, 1x fine and black which helps to hide it in this pattern. It is
available from Feather Craft. Thread… Danville's Flymaster 60 black Body… 5/32 X ½ inch cylinder of Black ethafoam Legs… heavy monocord knotted for joints. |
Paul Waasdorp  Fur Ant |
Hook:
Dry Fly Hook Thread: Black Abdomen: Black dubbing and deer hair Head: Black dubbing Legs: Black hackle |
Kevin Anderson  Black Thread Ant |
Hook: standard
dry fly hook size 16 Thread: black or red 6/0 Abdomen and Thorax: black or red thread Hackle: any rooster or hen hackle to match body color |
Richard Federation  Black Winged Ant |
Pending |
Jerry Caruso  Steeve's transparANT(orange) |
Hook: size 12 Shrimp/Caddis Thread: Copper Kreinik Blending Filament Body(rear): Two Hot Orange Seed Beads/One Gun Metal Gray Seed Bead Body(Front): One Hot Orange Seed Bead Legs: Hot Orange FluroFibre Antennae: Hot Orange FluroFibre Eyes: Dot of Black Fabric Paint Other Materials: Thin Silver Holographic Tinsel, 5 minute Epoxy |
Robert Morger  Black Ant (Steeve's transparANT) |
Hook:
size 12 standard dry fly Thread: Coffee 8/0 Guidebrod Body: Seed Beads black ant (4), 3 for rear body and 1 for head Hackle: Grizzly for the black ant Other Materials: 5 minute Epoxy |
Rick Zieger  Black Foam Ant |
hook size you want thread black body black foam legs flexifloss |
Colin J. McPherson  Parachute Skues Ant |
Tying Thread:
Bennechi 8/0 tabacco. Hook: 14 general purpose down eye. Wing Post: white Polypropylene yarn. Body: Chestnut coloured hare. Hackle: Natural red. |
Gene Holowachuk  Tri-Ant |
Hook: Mustad
94840 or Tiemco 100, size 12-20. Thread: Black, 6/0 or 8/0 on the smaller hook sizes. Body: Black closed cell foam cut into strips (~3/16 for rear/front segments; ~1/8 for middle segment). Hackle: Black. |
Glen Spackman |
Hook: TMC 100,
size 14 Thread: Black 6/0 Beacon Post: 1" hank from yellow braided nylon rope that has been unwound.(Any fluoro/high vis material will do) Hackle: Orange, oversize, for approx. size 10 hook. Thorax: Umpqua Black Crystal Seal Abdomen:Umpqua Light Olive Crystal Seal |
Jeremy Christensen  grizzly ant |
Hook:
no 16 Dai-Riki dry fly hook Body: 1/8" black foam cut 3/16" wide Legs: grizzly hackle |
Kevin Masten  Madam Ant 16 |
Hook:
Tiemco 101, #16 Thread: Black Underbody: Black Krystal Flash Body: Black Rainey's Float Foam Hackle: Black Legs: Black Flex-Floss |
Steven Heuser  Fall Flying Ant |
Hook:
Standard dry fly hook like TMC 100 Thread: Brown 8/0 Abdomen: Yellow SLF, mixed with yellow Australian opossum Thorax: Brown Australian opossum Underwing: Twinkle organza Overwing: Elk hair Hackle: brown, clipped top and bottom |
John Erskine  Foam Black Ant |
Hook: size
14-18 Thread: Black Body: Black Closed Cell Foam Legs: Black Hackle Feather |
