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halorail

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Flying Ant's
« on: August 29, 2005, 10:41:41 AM »
Went out on sunday and the lake was covered with ants. Nearly imposable to get any strikes even with a fairly close ant pattern. I'm know that when fish feed on water boatmen or backswimers they go off there feed for a few days.  It's the thrid time this year its happend, any suggestions.
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Re: Flying Ant's
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2005, 12:25:46 PM »
sure they were ant's and not water boatman?
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Re: Flying Ant's
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2005, 03:13:29 PM »
hmmm ants beats me never encountered this before. ??? ???
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Re: Flying Ant's
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2005, 09:13:15 PM »
Don't tell me you guys have never seen flying ant Before
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Re: Flying Ant's
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2005, 10:56:57 PM »
Try skating your pattern to draw their attention. I have found that fish often like to grab the one trying to get away first.
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Re: Flying Ant's
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2005, 11:01:42 PM »
Quote from: halorail on August 29, 2005, 09:13:15 PM
Don't tell me you guys have never seen flying ant Before

Apparently the black ant hatch can be a magical thing on a lake.  I've not had the chance yet.
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Re: Flying Ant's
« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2005, 03:01:02 PM »
its the same thing with ants they eat as much ants as possible and the acids in the ants make them not feed for a few days
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Re: Flying Ant's
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2005, 03:46:41 PM »
The challenge then is to hit them at the beginning of a hatch.  Probably make for a 100+ fish day if timed right!
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Re: Flying Ant's
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2005, 11:39:05 PM »
Trout go absolutely go nuts for these flying ants! Ants contain high levels of formic acid, which must taste like candy to trout....
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Re: Flying Ant's
« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2005, 08:36:06 PM »
I'd love to fish an ant hatch, only flying ants are the second creepiest things on the planet, right behind earwigs.... you'll never catch Marmot on the lake fishing when theres the chance that one of those things could land anywhere near me!  EEEEWWWWW!!!!  Make that third creepiest , second place being stinkbugs when its really hot out.
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Re: Flying Ant's
« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2005, 09:20:04 PM »
Quote from: marmot on September 01, 2005, 08:36:06 PM
I'd love to fish an ant hatch, only flying ants are the second creepiest things on the planet, right behind earwigs.... you'll never catch Marmot on the lake fishing when theres the chance that one of those things could land anywhere near me!  EEEEWWWWW!!!!  Make that third creepiest , second place being stinkbugs when its really hot out.




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Re: Flying Ant's
« Reply #11 on: September 01, 2005, 09:23:40 PM »
I kinda think they're cute ...  :D



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Re: Flying Ant's
« Reply #12 on: September 01, 2005, 10:24:36 PM »
ahah id do it for the fish bro  ;D
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