How dry flies float on the water

[Steven]

skondolf -

Can't speak to your Catskill style flies, but coincidentally I just posted a photo of some Henry's Fork baetis spinners in a natural setting.

I didn't realize it until I cropped and enlarged the pics, but they show how a baetis mayfly rests on calm water, and presumably how they will look while drifting on moving water as well.

The key is that they are ON the water, not in it. Notice the shadows, even of the tails and legs, on the water as the baetis rests on the surface.

Just something to think about - a fish's point of view, not a fly tiers point of view.

John

I'm not sure you can extrapolate how a dun sits on the water by looking at how a spinner sits.