So I head out the other day to the closest trout stream here at home. It's an hour or so away to the west and looks like a downsized version of the Ausable....the MICHIGAN Ausable. I am looking forward to some terrrestial and dry fly action BUT oh no...that fancy doo hicky I bought to hold my floatant upside down and ready in a convenient place on the outside of my new chest pack has just let go of the 3rd squeeze bottle of floatant this season. I am all out and the closest place that sells anything having to do with fly fishing is an hour away in the opposite direction.
So what does one do when they are in need of floatant and there is none around? CHAP STICK! Yes it worked like a charm. Rub it between your fingers to get it soft and then work into the fly. Floated like a cork. It comes in different flavours too. The one I had was vanilla and the trout seemed to like it. Covered up the stink of head cement, dye and mothballs that so many flies smell like. Would like to try melting a gob in some super flammable solvent like the old Mucilin stuff. Hey I should give it a go as a line dressing too.
And it's handy to have around when your lips get sore from the sun and wind. I might use Chap Stick on my flies but I am not putting Gerkes Gink on my lips!
So what does one do when they are in need of floatant and there is none around? CHAP STICK! Yes it worked like a charm. Rub it between your fingers to get it soft and then work into the fly. Floated like a cork. It comes in different flavours too. The one I had was vanilla and the trout seemed to like it. Covered up the stink of head cement, dye and mothballs that so many flies smell like. Would like to try melting a gob in some super flammable solvent like the old Mucilin stuff. Hey I should give it a go as a line dressing too.
And it's handy to have around when your lips get sore from the sun and wind. I might use Chap Stick on my flies but I am not putting Gerkes Gink on my lips!
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