Welcome to our Fly Fishing Floatant & Sinkants shop, where you can buy a wide range of products to keep your flies floating on the water surface. Our collection includes dry fly floatants to help your dry flies stay buoyant and visible, as well as sinkants designed to sink your flies to the desired depth and help your leader cut through the surface film, so it's less visible to wary fish. Fly floatants are specially formulated to treat dry flies, creating a hydrophobic coating that repels water and keeps your flies floating high - this how experienced anglers stop their dry flies from sinking. Our selection offers a variety of floatants, including gels, powders, liquids and specialised CDC floatants ensuring you have the right product to suit your flies. Sinkants, on the other hand, help your flies sink quickly and effectively. These products reduce surface tension, allowing your flies to break through the water's surface and reach the desired fishing zone. Leader sinks help your fly fishing leader to cut through the surface film making it less visible to wary trout. Properly treating your flies with floatants and sinkants can make a significant difference in your fly fishing success. Browse our range of top-quality floatants & sinkants and find the perfect products to enhance your fly presentation!
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Fly Fishing Floatants & Sinkants: Your Guide to Buoyancy Control
Fly floatants and sinkants are essential pieces of tackle for fly anglers to control the buoyancy and sinking properties of their flies and tippet. They play a crucial role in adapting to different fishing conditions and effectively presenting flies at desired depths.
Understanding Floatants
Fly floatants are substances applied to dry flies to prevent them from becoming waterlogged and sinking. They help the fly float high on the water’s surface, mimicking natural insects and increasing their visibility to both anglers and fish.
Powder Floatants: These are applied by dusting or shaking the fly in the powder, creating a water repellent coating. They are excellent for drying out waterlogged flies and restoring their buoyancy.
Paste or Liquid Floatants: These are applied directly to the fly using a brush or by dipping the fly into the product. They create a thin, water repellent coating, allowing the fly to ride high on the surface.
Fly Driers: Specialised compounds designed to quickly dry a wet fly. Amadou patches are convenient patches made from a specialist function, which is used to quickly dry out waterlogged flies.
Understanding Sinkants
Sinkants are used to counteract the natural buoyancy of flies or tippet and cause them to sink. They are particularly useful for allowing your tippet to cut though the water’s surface film, making your presentation less intrusive to the fish.
Liquid or Paste Sinkants: These are applied to the fly or tippet to alter the surface tension, causing it to break through the water’s surface and sink to the desired depth.
Mud Sinkant / Fuller’s Earth: A naturally occurring clay that can be used to remove oil and grime from flies, causing them to sink faster.
How to Choose
The choice between a floatant and a sinkant depends entirely on your fishing strategy.
For Dry Flies: You will always need a floatant to maintain the fly’s buoyancy and visibility.
For Nymphs and Streamers: A sinkant can be used on your tippet to help it break through the surface film and sink faster, without weighing down your fly.
Finally, it’s worth noting that some fly floatants or sinkants are designed to be environmentally friendly, minimising their impact on water quality and aquatic life. Consider choosing products that are biodegradable or made from no-toxic materials.
Explore our full range of fly fishing floatants and sinkants, and find the right solutions for your fly fishing needs today!