Flies from “The February Room” podcast-Episode 6, Jenny West-“Alien Ant Farm”

The browns, ‘bows, and cutties of the Upper Bitterroot like their salmonflies big and juicy! The Alien Ant Farm is a triple-stacker of purple and black foam with an underbelly of furry foam. Adhere squares together with super glue, allow to dry, and cut into strips approx 1/8 in wide and 2 inches long (a foam cutter can expedite the process and create more uniform bodies, but I tend to taper the body with scissors.) I tie this bug on a #6 dry fly hook, as bigger hooks tend to really beat the fish up. Tie the foam down tightly just forward of the hook point, secure rubber legs, add a dab of super glue, and dub with orange. Repeat behind the hook eye and add a wing of gray/purple antron blended with tan EP fibers and a few strands of gold Kreelex. The Alien Ant Farm is easy to tie, very durable, floats like a cork, and lands with a “splat”!