Description

The Fat Angie began as a notion that has rolled around in my head forover 10 years.

Ive always wanted to design a general terrestrial pattern that wasnt sospecific as to imitate only an ant, or only a beetle or only any one of thevariety of wingered/stingered critters Ive seen drifting along currentseams over the years.

While the Fat Angie started as a much more realistic and singularimitation of a flying ant, it has morphed into a far more general attractorpattern that lends itself well to a variety of insect types.

Tied on a curved Klinkhammer style hook to set the butt end realisticallydown in the surface film and a foam body for both durability andflotation, the Fat Angie is finished off with durable super floss legs, a hotpink indicator for visibility and a multi-tonal polypropylene macram yarnwing.

This wing is simply the most buoyant material Ive ever used and itstopped with a few strands of UV Blue Ripple Ice Fiber to add somesheen. I find myself throwing Fat Angie where I used to use a Stimulatoror other attractor dry.

The Fat Angie is my first release in the new era of dry-dropper patternswith its large surface area and slim profile.Save some bin space for thisone, its gonna be big.

– Charlie Craven