Best Floatants for Dry Fly Fishing
Keeping your dry flies, well, dry, during your presentation is an essential element to the craft. Floating high on the water on top of the meniscus is an important element in your presentation. You can do that with a good fly fishing floatant, which comes in different options, such as gel, powder, and all-purpose liquid. There’s a nice variety out there. Here is an overview of the best floatants for dry fly fishing to help you out with your decision: • Liquid or gel-based floatants – Floatant tend to be a preference item. Many anglers like a liquid-based floatant for everything from small tricos, to big stimulators. I personally use the gel floatant on smaller offerings, say size 12 and small. High N Dry offers great liquid and gel floatants that out perform all others on the market today. The liquid fly floatant comes in high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bottle, which comes with a silicone seal in its cap to prevent leaks and mess. G...