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HelenjmooreOctober 26th, 2022, 9:51 pm
USA

Posts: 1		My trout dry flies don't float well after I've used them for about a half hour even if I keep applying silicone cream, dry fly floatant or sprays. What's wrong?
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MartinlfOctober 28th, 2022, 8:02 pm
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Palmyra PA

Posts: 3233		Dry flies require whatever attention they require. Some float a long time, with a minimum of attention, especially those tied with foam. Others have to be dried out, possibly with amadou or some other absorbent pad, and floatant applied frequently--for example, sparse CDC flies. Frog's Fanny type powder can revive some flies that are not too waterlogged. Once a fly is drowned out, it's best to tie on a new one and start over. Different folks have different rituals: some like a liquid floatant such as Flyagra, others prefer powder, some start with a pre-treatment then follow up with powder. Typically success comes with experimentation via trial and error until a satisfactory approach is learned.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell
Jmd123October 29th, 2022, 8:03 am
Oscoda, MI

Posts: 2611		BLOW ON 'EM!! Dry them out the old fashioned way...but as Louis says, eventually they get water-logged...carry plenty of extras if it's the one that works!

My favorite is still good old Gerke's Gink...

Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
Jmd123October 29th, 2022, 8:05 am
Oscoda, MI

Posts: 2611		Also: some patterns float better than others, such as the Wulff series of dries...LOTS of hackle!

Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...

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