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Dry fly fishing is a fishing method in which the lure is an artificial fly floating on the water surface, without getting wet. Developed originally for trout fishing, dry fly fishing is perceived by some as the superior form of the fishing sport, due to the significant manual flexibility.
Dry flies usually treated with another water repellent and are generally regarded as freshwater flies. A dry fly can be either the "imitation" or "attractor"... imitations normally represent the adult form of an aquatic or terrestrial insect.
A dry fly is specially constructed to ensure a soft landing on the water surface without disturbing it. Some are buoyant, some are not, and they are often treated with oil and other water repellents. Dry flies are mostly used in freshwater.
A dry fly is often an imitator or attractor, usually replicating the adult form of an aquatic or terrestrial insect, like the elk hair caddis, a caddisfly, or a small blue winged olive... which is a typical fly for which several imitators have been especially built.
If you're a fly fishing beginner you might want to choose a fly that is easier to see, like the Royal Wulff attractor or a Parachute Adams imitator. The parachute ensures the fly lands on the water as softly as a the real thing, while also making the fly clearly visible from the surface.
A fly seen from underneath in sunlight looks very different to a fly that's not sunlit. Some dry flies, particularly imitators, are especially made to copy this effect.
