Insect Family Formicidae (Ants)
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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, and Wasps)
» Family Formicidae (Ants)
Common Name
| Match | Common Name |
 | Ants |
Fly Imitations by Orvis
| Stage | Fly Pattern |
| Adult | Hard Body Ant |
| Adult | Quick Sight Foam Ant |
| Adult | Skilton's Quick Sight Ant |
| Adult | Smith's Flying Ant |
| Adult | Travis Para-Ant |
The real fun with ants, however, comes from the mating swarms of winged species. They are spotty and hard to predict, but when they happen to fall over the water they can draw more trout activity than all but the best hatches of huge mayflies.
Formicidae Fly Fishing Tips
Ant imitations are effective above and below the surface.A heavy fall of ants will make trout extremely selective to their distinct form, and smoothly tapered mayfly imitations in the correct size and color are likely to be rejected on account of their shape.
2 Ant Specimens:
Formicidae (Ants) Ant Adult
View 7 PicturesI collected this flying ant from the surface of a popular Catskill trout stream, where its species prompted steady rising from selective trout for several late-morning hours. It was mixed with smaller ants of a different color, and I photographed one of them too.
View 7 PicturesI collected this flying ant from the surface of a popular Catskill trout stream, where its species prompted steady rising from selective trout for several late-morning hours. It was mixed with smaller ants of a different color, and I photographed one of them too.Region: Catskills
Collected Sep 5, 2006
Added Oct 3, 2006
Formicidae (Ants) Ant Adult
View 3 PicturesThis tiny size 24 flying ant was mixed with a larger variety (see this specimen) falling on the surface of a Catskill river. The trout seemed to respond well to ants of both sizes.
View 3 PicturesThis tiny size 24 flying ant was mixed with a larger variety (see this specimen) falling on the surface of a Catskill river. The trout seemed to respond well to ants of both sizes.Region: Catskills
Collected Sep 5, 2006
Added Oct 3, 2006
3 Streamside Pictures of Ants:
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An ant struggles to escape the surface of a Catskill stream. The black dot on the right is the ant's shadow on a rock on the bottom. I can see how this would appeal to a trout. Even I kind of want to eat the thing.
In this picture: Insect Family Formicidae (Ants).
In this picture: Insect Family Formicidae (Ants).
Given their home on a mossy stump in the stream bed, these light orange ants probably end up in the stream from time to time.
In this picture: Insect Family Formicidae (Ants).
In this picture: Insect Family Formicidae (Ants).
This winged ant was on a mossy rock in the middle of a small stream.
In this picture: Insect Family Formicidae (Ants).
In this picture: Insect Family Formicidae (Ants).
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