May 26, 2025Product Reviews
Keep your powder dry... Treating indicators with Loon floatants
The key to keeping yarn style indicators dry is to simply not go fishing. Since that's not an option, here are a few others...
AT HOME
Loon Fly Dip
This product is environmentally friendly and can be used to pre treat indicators, and material or flies hot off the vice.
Soak for 5 minutes before drying out overnight, before you hit the water to keep them floating all day.
ON STREAM
If you're like me, you aren't organised enough to pre treat your dries and indicator material, so rely on on-stream options.
Aquel
This premium gel floatant is the World’s best fly floatant. It's long lasting, silicon based so it won’t melt when it’s hot or harden when it’s cold. It also masks human odor and won’t leave any slick on even the calmest water which is perfect for New Zealand trout!
Loon Lochsa
Lochsa is a premium all-around gel floatant that even works on CDC. It won’t mat dry flies made with CDC and is perfect for treating any type of feathers, hair, hackle, or yarn. Lochsa will provide maximum floatation without the slightest hindrance on appearance.
Loon Payette Paste
A waxy paste, Loon Payette Paste rubs on clear and stays put for many hours. You can also use it to grease up the flyline and leader to help keep the indicator floating like a cork all day.
Loon Top Ride
Known as “Shake and Bake” by world class guides, this desiccant (drying agent) and powder floatant is fast and easy to use. A fly or indicator (still attached to the leader) goes in wet, and a few shakes later comes out dry and coated with a powder floatant. A great way to dry and rejuvenate waterlogged indicators or trout slimed flies. Once it's dry, you can re-apply your floatant of choice when required.
So don't get stuck retying flies or replacing indicator yarn while your mates are catching fish. Do what the thinking anglers do and carry the right products and maximise opportunities.