The Loco foam Ant

The totally Loco Ant
Materials
Hook: Nymphmaster 1023BL #8
Body: Black loco foam
Underbody: black ostrich hurl
Wings: dark dun hackle tips
Legs: black elk hair
Head: black loco foam

[@brianfeeney9493]

FANTASTIC Artistry Matt !!!!! Love the approach and realism and interpretation….. From ALL dimensions !!!!! I appreciate Your tutelage !!!! Intend to Twist a few up soon !!!! Cheers, Brian ✨🎣💫

[@mattsflytying2816]

Thanks Brian I appreciate the vote of confidence. Cheers to you as well

[@dannyvasquez843]

That’s a great looking ant pattern! Thanks for the video.

[@mattsflytying2816]

Thank you, you are most welcome

[@chadrish]

One of my favorite videos. Can’t wait to try.

[@mattsflytying2816]

It’s a fun fly and it works too thank you for watching I super appreciate it!

[@nickkoenig4009]

Thanks, Matt. Great video and pattern. Very clear and concise. Keep up the great content. Happily subscribed.

[@mattsflytying2816]

Thank you I super appreciate that.

[@robertperman8967]

Nice ant!! Tight lines🦟🐞🪲🐜!!!!!!

[@mattsflytying2816]

Thank you sir! Tight lines

[@driftstone]

Love it, super realistic

[@mattsflytying2816]

@Eric Leslie thank you. It's fun to tie

[@patricksmith7839]

Great video buddy

[@mattsflytying2816]

Thanks buddy I like tying with foam gonna go fish this this weekend see how it does. The flying ants are just coming out

[@nilsirnd4345]

It's a wonderful foam black fly ant.

[@mattsflytying2816]

Thank you

[@realityobservationalist7290]

Great tie! I love that it's a reasonably quick pattern that's quite realistic. I love ants. I think a big winged ant is a superb year-round attractor, and something most people overlook. They are however becoming more popular in the tying world though. We can probably blame Lance Egan's for that. His Bionic ant really changed the game.

[@mattsflytying2816]

Thank you for your kind words and i agree ☝️ ants are great and egan has made them more popular for sure.

[@mattsflytying2816]

I am having trouble thinking of flies to tie for my videos. Seems that everything we use is tied by 500 other tiers what are some flies you might like to see tied on here would totally love your input

[@realityobservationalist7290]

@mattsflytying2816 ​Yes, and that's only going to increase moving forward. I guess I would ask what your goals are? Are you more oriented toward growing a brand ($$), education, passion, etc? If it's just about your passion for tying, then I would just say don't worry about it and make videos that you like. Just consider it your contribution to the sport, and keep adding the flies and the fly-fishing content you love to the endless collection. People will like it or they won't. The more authentic your passion appears, the more people will gravitate to the "experience" that the fly-tying video provides. In a way, it doesn't matter if 500 people have tied the same pattern, people still like to have variety and choice in presentation. So make your "variants", don't worry, and be happy! But if it's about expanding the channel or making money, that's a totally different ballgame. To that, I have a couple suggestions. 1) Editing, Editing, Editing! It's all about virality and feeding the click-bait addiction. There are endless ways to do this that apply to all youtube content, so do some research or consider looking for professional help or even hiring someone. 2) Shorts. They are gamechangers. Take every single tie of yours and make it into a condensed tie that's under a 60 seconds. 3) Playlists. Create themes and subcategories to your content. Peope love this level of organization and it really adds to the professionalism aspect. 4) Do something nobody else is doing that you consider relevant. 5) Context: Beyond the fly itself, fill in the gaps with other relevant info like history, application, or interesting facts. If it's all about flies, that's probably the hardest question to answer. Something you almost can't mess up with though is filling up your video supply of the 3 basics, nymphs, dries, and streamers, and then branching out into sub-categories. Again, it really comes down to what your goals are. A channel can go in a thousand different directions, all equally relevant or interesting.

[@mattsflytying2816]

Great input thankyou i just love fly tying and love sharing. No desire to push a brand or make money im an avid fly fisher and love tweeking flies to fit my needs. Again thank you 🙏 for your input very good info.

[@realityobservationalist7290]

@@mattsflytying2816, no problem! Good luck with your ventures and on the water.

[@Vectorp47]

Looks amazing!!!

[@mattsflytying2816]

Thank you!

[@garretts.2003]

Awesome pattern! I have a river I fish often where after a certain point there is no edge to walk, just straight canyon walls on both sides. There is vegetation on the canyon walls that I see tons of large black ants crawling along. I've had great luck throwing ant patterns there so I'll definitely give these a try. Might have to use an indicator or another fly cause I have feeling I'll have trouble seeing the black.

[@mattsflytying2816]

Awesome thanks. I agree on seeing this ant I'm thinking about tying another with a pink hot spot on top

[@garretts.2003]

@@mattsflytying2816 So I tied a few of these up and took them to my favorite canyon and they performed very well. I ended up just using a palsa indicator above them to help me keep track of them and it worked great. I'm trying to think of a way to add a hotspot with affecting the realism too much, so if you come up with something, let me know. Anyways it's a sweet fly and I enjoy having it in the box. Thanks for sharing.

[@mattsflytying2816]

@@garretts.2003 maybe try a little tuft of white or pink Antron or poly yarn. Although the indicator would help ensure a good drag free drift. Don’t be afraid to experiment with different ideas. There are almost no limits to the possibilities with all of the awesome materials we have at our disposal these days. I’m glad it worked well for you. Keep tying and fishing buddy!!! 😀

[@mattsflytying2816]

@@garretts.2003 try tying a tuft of the bright poly or white right between the wings so you can see it but it will appear as part of the wings might work

[@kenb4685]

Very nice work there.

[@mattsflytying2816]

Thank you sir

[@maniachill3069]

Great pattern, good video. But all insects have 3 major body parts,. Head, Thorax and Abdomen. Good thing the fish don't know the difference. 👍

[@mattsflytying2816]

Yes they do

[@johnthomas5806]

good looking fly/ ant

[@mattsflytying2816]

Thank you sir

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Hello Matt. Nice fly!

[@mattsflytying2816]

Hello to you! Thank you sir

[@diceman2004]

Nice ant . I like it .

[@mattsflytying2816]

It’s a fairly simple tie and works well lol and it looks good 👍 thank you

[@user-zo4wi6vk2q]

Отличный муравей..

[@fly.man-55]

素晴らしい毛鉤ですね！チャンネル登録しました。よろしくお願いいたします。

[@mattsflytying2816]

Thank you! I appreciate that. Thank you for subscribing as well!

[@fly.man-55]

@@mattsflytying2816 あなたの動画をチャンネル登録したいですが、動画がありません。ありがとうございます。感謝です。

[@joshuabrown9413]

Like it!

[@mattsflytying2816]

Thank you 🙏

[@johnraymond7189]

awesome

[@mattsflytying2816]

Thanks

[@jimwilliams2753]

very nice pattern

[@mattsflytying2816]

Thank you 😊

[@luisalbertogomezruiz4058]

La hormiga me encanta... Pero porque loco foam? Si lo único que se ve es la parte de abajo negra.... Con foam negro saldrá igual.... Y más barata....

[@mattsflytying2816]

En el momento en que até la homiga soli tenía espuma de loco

[@mattsflytying2816]

Funciona bien

[@stevepesut5304]

Which hook are you using?

[@mattsflytying2816]

It's in the description 😉. But here it is...Nymphmaster 1023BL #8

[@mattsflytying2816]

Any lite hook works that's just what I used