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Article: THE ART OF DRY-FLY FISHING HAS ALLURE THE CATCH IS TO KNOW TRICKS OF THE TRADE.(Travel)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- May 10, 1992
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Byline: Dick Nelson Outdoors correspondent
Now that weather conditions are showing signs of relief, and conditions are becoming more conducive to fly fishing, the purist - those who wouldn't think of placing a worm on their hook - will soon be giving wormslingers a run for their money.
When fish begin to dimple the surface of the water, no other lure works as well as a dry fly. Trout, even a hungry trout, will often refuse anything but an insect imitation when a major hatch is on.
For those of you not familiar with its components, the body of a dry fly consists of yarn, fur, feather quills, clipped deer hair or tinsel tied around a light wire ...