The Black Flying Ant Is one of the best ant patterns for stillwaters and water were fish have time to look at the fly. Ant hatches or mating swarms put large numbers on the water and fish will key specifically on the drowned ants. The silhouette and natural wing color match a flying ant perfectly and make the fly easy to see on the water. For years anglers fishing high mountain lakes have found great success with this pattern, now it is used as a standard ant pattern on almost any water.