The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.
This tiny size 24 flying ant was mixed with a larger variety (see this specimen) falling on the surface of a Catskill river. The trout seemed to respond well to ants of both sizes.
This insect was collected from the Neversink River in New York on September 5th, 2006 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on October 3rd, 2006.