What exactly is dry fly floatant, and what does it do? If you are new to fly fishing and are just learning some of the ins-and-outs of how to do things. By now you have watched about 12,357 “You tube” videos about dry fly floatant and have more questions now than before you began. Today I’m going to try to answer a question that I get in the shop several times a week and that is “What’s the deal about Fly Floatant”?. Let’s take a step back and define exactly what Fly Floatant