Loon Top Ride - Dun

By A Mystery Man Writer

Last updated 09 Jul 2024

A dry fly angler's best friend. Top Ride brings flies back from the dead and keeps them riding on top. Known as Shake and Bake by world class guides, this desiccant (drying agent) and powder floatant is fast and easy to use. A fly (still attached to the leader) goes in wet, and a few shakes later comes out dry and coated with a powder floatant.

Loon Products - Top Ride Floatant — Rangeley Region Sports Shop

Fly Fishing Floatants & Sinkets

A treatment to revive flies composed of two things, drying beads and blue indicator crystals. A fly still attached to the leader is dry after a few quick shakes and ready for floatant. The blue indicator beads turn pink when the drying beads have become saturated and it is time to get a new bottle of easy dry.

Easy Dry - Loon

A sinking agent for getting bugs down right now; no more waiting for materials to become saturated with water. Flies treated with Henry's Sinket quickly break surface tension and rapidly drop in the water column to where the fish are. It helps nymphs get deep, where they roll along the bottom as naturally dislodged nymphs would. It's especially effective on streamers, getting flies down on the first cast rather than waiting until the materials become saturated.