Use a homemade floatant that keeps flies floating all season
Use a homemade floatant that keeps flies floating all season
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- Topic: Gear
- Original category: Gear and Rigging
- Species: Trout
- Water: Not stated
- Region: Not stated
- Skill level: Beginner
Tip
Tip: Use a homemade floatant that keeps flies floating all season
How to do it: Make or use a simple homemade floatant that works like shop products, is cheaper, and keeps flies floating through a season
Mistake it fixes: Relying only on expensive shop floatant or fishing waterlogged dries
Why it works: A dry fly that sinks loses its imitation value. Reliable floatant keeps the fly in the surface film where fish feed.
When it matters most: Dry fly fishing