Fly Tiers: Get Serious About Ants

May 25, 2009 By: Marshall Cutchin

Call them a secret weapon, or refuse to admit that you carry them at all, but I know few top trout guides who don’t carry ant patterns in their fly box. For those who want to get serious about tying ant patterns, AntWeb offers high-resolution photos of ants from almost all regions of the world, from the Cyphomyrmex wheeleri of California to the Dolichoderus quadripunctatus of Austria.