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I sent some of the shelf liner material to a friend. He has tied a variation of the fly on a size 18 hook using just 2 body segments and hackle legs. You can find his pictures here. ...

Yes, that is definitely a different shelf liner material! The material I saw demonstrated at the fly clinic was the Easy Liner and the instructions I posted are based on that. When you pull the...

The first one I tied, without legs, floated great. I suspect the legs will help even more with floatation.

I just bought a combination plastic/horsehair bristle brush for the legs. I'll post...

Hey Warren, my first looked way better than that! Did you feed yours to an anteater and let it pass through before retrieving it for the picture? ;)

After cutting the strip, you need to use your...

I looked at two different types at Walmart. The Easy Liner Select Grip is definitely the right one. It comes in two sizes. The 12" X 10' smaller one gives a lifetime supply for this ant.

Sorry, I don't have the capability to take a fly picture.

When you pull the nubs off, they look like a somewhat flattened ball with four fine tags coming out --almost like the ball was molded...

NOTE: Modified 2/19 based on experience tying the fly.

I saw a great fly at the West Denver TU Fly Tying show last weekend. It is a very realistic looking ant. It is a novel pattern that starts...