Red Ant Strip Wing Tied by Ronn Lucas
An old favorite on the Rogue River in Oregon, USA, popularized by Mike
Kennedy. Mike’s pattern uses Red Fox Squirrel tail for the wing.
Recipe
Hook: Partridge 01.
Thread: Black.
Tag: Fine oval silver UNI-Tinsel.
Tail: Small bunch of red hackle fibers.
Butt: Peacock herl.
Body: Red UNI-Floss.
Rib: Fine silver oval UNI-Tinsel.
Collar: Several turns of Furnace or brown hackle
pulled down and back.Wing: Peacock.
Head: Black.
Originally published c. 2006 on Fly Anglers Online by Ronn Lucas.