Flying ants?

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Flying ants?

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Was anyone out fishing during this weird event... Not sure it was a hatch, might have been... Radio said there were a few reports of clouds of flying ants.
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I haven't seen any fly ants, though it's the time of year for them. What I have been seeing are Hexes and hoppers.
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A flock landed in front of my front porch in three different spots. The wife did not like that, even if I told her it was temporary. She ordered me to use RAID on them.

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Yes, I have seen them on rivers when fishing down in NY state. I keep several ant patterns in my fly box and have caught trout with them. When they are around, trout will target them - in fact, nothing else seems to work when they are around in good numbers.
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