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What It Imitates: A drowned terrestrial ant — exactly what happens when ants get blown or fall into the water and drift helplessly below the surface, becoming easy fish snacks.

Type: Nymph / Terrestrial

Pros (Why You’ll Love It): 

• Buggy dubbing and midge flash legs give it extra life in the water
• UV-coated head adds a subtle shine that draws curious trout in
• Tungsten bead gets it down quickly, keeping it in the strike zone longer
• A super versatile pattern that combines natural buggy looks with just enough flash to trigger eats

Best Ways to Fish It: Fish it as one of your flies on a double nymph rig, or in a dry-dropper rig under a bigger dry fly (we recommend the Chubby Chernobyl).

Where & When to Use: Best from late spring through fall when terrestrials are active, but especially effective after rainstorms or windy days when ants get knocked into the water.

Extra Tip(s): Try it in faster water where that tungsten bead and uv coating help it cut through the current and get right into the strike zone.

What’s in the Pack: 3x Sunken Ants tied on premium hooks with tungsten beads.

What It Is

An ultra-fine synthetic dubbing designed for tying slim, realistic bodies on small flies. Its soft 80-micron fibers create smooth, natural profiles that are perfect for midges, mayflies, and other dry fly patterns.

Why It Matters

Many aquatic insects have thin, tapered bodies. Superfine dubbing helps you match that profile so your flies look natural in the water.

• Ultra-fine fibers for slim, realistic bodies
• Soft dubbing that blends and twists easily on thread
• Breaks apart cleanly so you can control how much you use
• Can be blended with other dubbings to create custom colors and effects

How It Fishes

Superfine dubbing shines on dry fly bodies where a slim, natural profile matters. It’s especially effective for mayfly and midge patterns where a thin body helps your fly look and float like the real insect.

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What It Imitates: An emerging mayfly, caddis, or even drowned terrestrial — basically anything small and buggy that’s moving just under the surface.

Type: Nymph

Pros (Why You’ll Love It): 

• Sparse, buggy body with flowing partridge feathers that breathe and pulse in the current
• Ultra-versatile — imitates a huge range of insects from emergers to drowned adults
• Deadly on picky trout that ignore standard nymphs or dries
• Simple, durable design that holds up fish after fish

Best Ways to Fish It: Fish it as one of your flies on a double nymph rig, or in a dry-dropper rig under a bigger dry fly (we recommend the Parachute Adams).

Where & When to Use: Perfect from spring through fall in riffles, soft seams, and tailouts. Especially effective during hatches when fish key in on emerging insects just under the film.

Extra Tip(s): Try fishing it behind a dry fly on a short tag — the soft hackle drifts just under the surface like a struggling emerger, which often convinces trout that wouldn’t take your dry.

What’s in the Pack: 3x Ol' Softies tied on premium hooks.

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Fish with Confidence—No Guessing Required

The VFC Field Guide is your go-to reference for flies, bugs, rigs, and knots—simplified so you can make the right call on the water.

Use it before a trip, on the tailgate, or midstream when nothing’s working.

What’s Inside

• Aquatic insects (midges, mayflies, caddis, stoneflies, terrestrials)
• Proven fly patterns with sizes
• Seasonal bug trends
• The VFC Right Fly Formula (size + shape + color)
• Simple rigs (dry fly, dry-dropper, double nymph, streamer)
• 3 essential knots
• Fly line system breakdown
  

Built for the Water

• Waterproof plastic pages
• 5x7” (fits in your pack or vest)
• Spiral bound (lays flat)
• Durable for real use

Why It Matters

No more guessing.

Know what fish are eating, what to tie on, and how to rig it—so you can fish smarter and catch more fish.

Keep it close. Use it often. Live Reel Life.

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What This Pack Is

A premium standard dry hook designed for the majority of classic and modern dry fly patterns, a lightweight wire and straight shank help flies float naturally while still providing dependable hook-ups.

Best Flies to Tie On It

Parachute Adams, Elk Hair Caddis, Blue Wing Olives, PMDs, Griffith’s Gnats, and most mayfly or caddis dry fly patterns.

Why It Matters

• Razor‑sharp point for fast, solid hook‑ups
• Lightwire design helps dry flies float better and land softly
• Black nickel finish looks clean and resists corrosion
• Strong high-carbon steel for durability without adding unnecessary weight

What’s in the Pack

20x VFC standard dry fly hooks (black nickel finish)