Ant stories?

[DrBob]

I'm gonna start tying up some ants tonight. So with that, let's hear your greatest ant stories, black, brown, flying, fish caught, time of day, etc. This might be interesting for all.

[BrownChickenBrownTrout]

I'm gonna start tying up some ants tonight. So with that, let's hear your greatest ant stories, black, brown, flying, fish caught, time of day, etc. This might be interesting for all.

I'll bite Dr. Bob - I have a mess of ants and beetles. When the fish aren't bitting or its too hot, and I just want a quick hour of fishing, I'll fish for blue gills with Ants. I'll do a hopper dropper set up and can do pretty well at my local hole. Not the glamor of a trout, but they are finicky about hitting and setting hooks. Someone told me they are good dry practice!

I'm going to fish for trout on Saturday (if water temp permits), and I noticed a lot of splashes near the bank last time. So I think I'll fish some ants on the way back downstream.

[David G]

caught a great flying ant fall at horton on the beverkill a few years back around 3pm. they are dependable on the wb august and september

[davechina]

caught a great flying ant fall at horton on the beverkill a few years back around 3pm. they are dependable on the wb august and september

My first rainbow was taken on an ant on the Beaverkill at Horton last year. I never expected a strike and was pleasantly surprised to land an 18 incher.

If I were smart, I would have switched to ants this past friday when I couldn't buy a strike.

Doh!

[davechina]

Whoops - I misspoke. It was the East Branch last year, not the Beaverkill.

[rasputinj]

I use Black and Red ants all of the time near the banks by vegetation in late summer to early summer. I use it when I do not see see a hatch going on or in areas where I also see terrestrials on shore or floating down river. I mostly fish in the Sierras in California.

[Troutastic]

I fished Slough Creek in Yellowstone Park this summer, what a trip!!!! Awesome scenery, and when I talked to the guides about fishing there they said, "big native cutthroats, tons of topwater action on terrestrials". Boy were they right. I fished a #16 foam flying black ant with a nymph dropped off the back, and the cutties were ALL over the ant... Tons of fun.

Towards the end of the day I was working close to the bank of the river and I looked upstream and saw a big overhanging pine tree. I figured there had to be a really nice fish or two sitting in the trough under that tree. It was tight quarters, but a nicely placed sidearm cast got the fly right where I wanted it to be... Then BOOM, a good sized cutty came up and slammed it. Then came the tricky part, getting out from under this tree and not getting tangled, all while still having the fish on. I had to do some hauling but finally got him out of the trees. I had forgotten my net too up at the truck, about a mile hike back... so I had to beach the fish.
My buddy took this shot of me fishing under the tree.
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And here's the fish, ant and all!

[Troutastic]

[reeler]

I've had great fishing on Georgetown Lake Mt on ants, Sept. Anglers look forward to flying ants on Madison.

[Dlaffin1]

two types, both non traditional. first is a chernobyl ant. i tie it chubby chernobyl style with a hair wing and a thinner profile. next is a triple double. it's kind of an ant i guess. grizzly in front, then a black dubbing ball. brown hackle in the middle, another dubbing ball and then grizzly hackle on the back. both are awesome searching patterns in between summer hatches.