Parachute Black Ant

When Trout Are Looking Up for Something Small and Dark

Ants are one of the most overlooked food sources in fly fishing — and one of the most effective. During summer ant falls, trout abandon their usual caution and sip them with confidence, often ignoring every other pattern on the water. The Parachute Black Ant puts a precise, visible imitation right in the film where it belongs, with a parachute post that keeps it easy to track and perfectly flush in the surface.

What's in the Pattern

• Hook - Fulling Mill Ultimate Dry Fly Barbless FM5050
• Black dubbed body — two distinct segments that accurately replicate the silhouette of a natural black ant
• Parachute post — high-visibility indicator that keeps the fly riding flush in the film and easy to spot on the water
• Hackle collar — supports the fly in the surface film and adds a lifelike footprint on the water
• Hand-tied at Ty's Flies with clean, precise proportions in every size

Don't Leave Home Without It

Keep a few in your box from late spring through early fall — ant falls can happen any time on warm days, and when they do, this fly is the answer. Fish it on a long, fine tippet with a dead drift along banks, under overhanging vegetation, or wherever you'd expect ants to land. Available in sizes 12–16.

Small profile. Big results. Hand-tied at Ty's Flies.