Chernobyl ant?

[HillbillyGeek]

Anyone tried these in WA?

link to chernobyl ant

[LittleTrib]

I use them in the summer on the Yak and Methow, usually with a dropper nymph hanging off of it. The fish take the dropper most of the time but I've hooked some huge cutts and bows on the Chernobyl on top.

[Toni]

I think I saw one tied at the sportmans show in Puyallup. For the Yakima or the person tying was from there.

[fishing collector]

HG... Spring and Summer on the Yakima with a trailer works. The ant seems to work by itself close along the riverbanks and the seams at times, but i use it with the trailer for cutthroat. The cutts seem to be more agressive with terrestrials. I have never used one that was pink though. I will post a pic of the one I use. I think I got it at Orvis...I didn't make it my self. If you google "Chernobyl ant" you will find hundreds of hits. Lot's of different kinds and how to make them yourself. I want to add that this lure or fly is usually quite large and is for larger trout. The sizes I have is a 6 and an 8 and I have never used it as a goto fly. I use it if I get a few larger trout or cutthroat hits first and want to change up from a small fly. Good luck, Steve

[UptheCreek]

I use this fly all the time and it produces very well for cutts. Don't use it much in Wash st though, mostly Idaho rivers.

[BentRod]

It seems like it shares some simmilar color with the Eastern Washington Caddisfly that I used to see in the Blue Mountains. I could see it having some success at least over on that side of the state.

[SAPIplate]

It's a fairly popular fly during the summer on the Methow, Yak, Kettle, and others. I've used it to great success on many WA, Montana and Idaho streams.