Fly floatants
Make your dry flies and fly lines float for a long time
Pure CDC oil of the highest quality to greatly increase the floatability of your dry flies. Supplied in a practical bottle has a hole for hanging on your fishing vest. A small drop is enough to protect the artificial fly from water infiltration. Being oily based it makes a density change according to the temperature, resulting more liquid in summer and denser in winter. CDC oil is a natural product from duck glands and is particularly suitable for delicate CDC flies.
- Low viscosity
- Penetrates the material
- Suitable for CDC-flies
- Environmental safe
- 100% impregnation
- Streamside and during tying
- Perfect for CDC-flies
- Environmental safe
- Floatant spray
- Easy application
- Perfect for CDC flies
- Environmental friendly
- Floatant powder
- Application with brush
- Perfect for CDC flies
- Environmentally friendly
The FLY DIP of loon outdoor is a liquid floatant that can literally bring your dry fly back to life. The artificial, still connected to the fishing leader, must be introduced inside the jar and completely immersed in the liquid for a few moments. After this procedure, the fly will be 100% waterproof, significantly increasing its floatability. This product dries very quickly, however, it is advisable to make a few false casts to dry it completely. FLY DIP is completely odorless and safe for the environment and fish.
LOCHSA from loon outdoors is a silicone gel of the highest quality. It can be used effectively on any type of dry fly, but its strong point is CDC flies. A classic gel could knead the delicate CDC feathers and ruin the appearance of your imitation, while LOCHSA is specifically designed to preserve the characteristics of the CDC by greatly increasing the floatability, even in extreme conditions. Being silicone based it keeps its density unchanged both in summer and winter.
The FLY SPRITZ from loon outdoors is a water repellent spray that is applied to dry flies to considerably increase their floating properties. To get the best out of this spray and well dry the artificial fly before use, spray the product a couple of times and make a few false castings to let it dry. Being water based it is completely safe for both the hands and the environment.
The TOP RIDE of the loon outdoors can floatant and drying your dry fly in just a few moments. Simply introduce the artificial fly still wet and connected to the leader, ajar the lid (do not close it completely) and shake gently for a few seconds. The dry fly will come out dry and waterproof ready to fish. If necessary, it will be sufficient to remove the excess powder by blowing it away or by making a few false casting. This treatment is suitable for all types of dry fly but especially recommended for delicate CDC flies.
The LOON DUST of loon outdoors is a silicone powder that can give floatability and shine to your artificial fly. Thanks to its reflective properties it generates a very attractive sparkle for fish. Unlike other loon outdoors powder products, LOON DUST can also be applied to nymphs, creating air bubbles very similar to those produced by the real insect. It is suitable for all types of artificial flies, even CDC flies. It can also be applied on the fly line to increase its smoothness and floatability.
Floatants are all those products which, when applied to dry flies, greatly increase their floatability. Often using special fly tying material is not enough to keep your imitations afloat, here come into play the floatant, that are able to waterproof the hackles of your artificial flies to make them float even in extreme situations, with strong current or turbulent water.
The floatants are divided into 3 large families: oil, gel and powder.
Although they all serve the same purpose, each of these products has very different characteristics.
Oil:
A good floatant oil is generally extracted from the glands on the tail of water birds. These glands secrete an oily liquid which is then spread over the animal's entire plumage through its beak to make it waterproof. Generally you will find the words "CDC oil" on the product, which means that it has been extracted from the glands of ducks.
This natural oil is very effective in making your dry fly float. To apply it just drop a drop of product on the fly and rub it gently with your forefinger and thumb to cover the whole artificial, or moisten your fingers directly with a drop of oil and then gently touch the fly's hackles.
Although it is an extremely good product, its weak point is the temperature changes that alter its density. In fact it will tend to be more liquid in summer and denser in winter.
The oil, if applied sparingly, can also be used successfully on delicate CDC flies.
Silicone (spray or gel):
Silicone is a good alternative to CDC oil. It can be in the form of spray or gel. Silicone gel should be applied to the fly using the same process as we have seen for oil. The advantage that silicone gel has on the oil is that it does not undergo any variation in density with the change of temperature, keeping its characteristics unchanged both in summer and winter.
However, silicone gel is not particularly suitable for delicate CDC flies because it tends to knead hackles. For this kind of flies it is preferable to use oil or powder, if you want to use silicone also on CDC flies it is preferable to use spray.
Quality gels and sprays do not leave halos in water, even in slow and flat water situations, and are therefore better than poor silicone products, both in terms of effectiveness in fishing and for the respect of environment.
Powders:
Floatant powders are a more recent invention and offer excellent results on all types of artificial flies, including CDC.
Applying these powders is very quick and easy. Generally they are contained inside jars that allow the insertion of the artificial fly still connected to the fishing leader, once inserted, just ajar the lid, without closing it completely to avoid damaging the leader, and shake gently for a few seconds. Once the fly has been removed from the jar, simply remove the excess powder by blowing it away or making a few false casts.
One of the positive aspects that this system brings with it is that during the waterproofing process you will never touch the fly, and this is an advantage when fishing with very delicate flies like CDC flies, because you are guaranteed to always have perfect presentations!
