Dries are often more difficult...I usually like to start people out tying nymphs or woolly buggers.I think I'll start out with basic dry flies... mayfly patterns - I shouldn't be able to mess those up too badly.
Dries are often more difficult...I usually like to start people out tying nymphs or woolly buggers.I think I'll start out with basic dry flies... mayfly patterns - I shouldn't be able to mess those up too badly.
Waterproof materials help, but you can use a "floatant" which basically waterproofs the fly. The fly pretty much has to be dry. I'm sure you've noticed some flies will float before they get water logged, even though they are supposed to sink.I see.
Quick question - what is it that makes the dry flies float? Just the type of material used to tie them? Or is there some type of glue that helps them float?
Yeah I agree, especially at a river you aren't familiar with, I found that mid day streamers, or running a hopper dropper/ indicator works best, something to get deep, and at dusk dawn, dry flies all day! Watch for hatches and research when hatches happen and imitate it.my big weakness with fly fishing is that I never know what to use in a given situation