dry fly help?

bayliner · 10-09-2012 8:48pm #1

i've been using "dry fly silicone mucilin" for the flies, just wondering which is the best? or what do most guys use? went to 2 local shops and neither can get it anymore, neither had anything else either, well one did have a spray bottle but it was 13euro and no bigger than a egg cup full!

Eriesniper · 10-09-2012 8:56pm

bayliner wrote: »

i've been using "dry fly silicone mucilin" for the flies, just wondering which is the best? or what do most guys use? went to 2 local shops and neither can get it anymore, neither had anything else either, well one did have a spray bottle but it was 13euro and no bigger than a egg cup full!

I use gink .it very good .i think it's 5
euro

fisherking · 10-09-2012 9:16pm

Gink

bayliner wrote: »

i've been using "dry fly silicone mucilin" for the flies, just wondering which is the best? or what do most guys use? went to 2 local shops and neither can get it anymore, neither had anything else either, well one did have a spray bottle but it was 13euro and no bigger than a egg cup full!

fiacha · 10-09-2012 9:33pm

I use a lot of CDC flies and the best solution I have found is Frogs Fanny. I don't put any gink on the CDC fly at all, just give it a brush with the desiccant powder (Frogs Fanny is just one brand) which leaves the wing dry and perfectly formed. It traps a lot of air and the fly floats great. It needs to be re-done every time you catch or get the fly waterlogged. I'm still on the same bottle I got at the start of the season.

I have tried it on other dries (non CDC) and it worked great. I also use a tiny bit of gink on the fly first and then just keep drying the fly as needed. It only takes a couple of seconds to do.

Another trick is to use a sheet of good quality kitchen paper to pull the water out of the fly. Just gently squeeze the fly between the folded paper.