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The Floating Fly is a website dedicated to promoting the fine art of Dry fly fishing with special emphasis on techniques used by master dry fly fishers from around the globe. A site that is dedicated to those who seek the skills and art of pursuing fish with flies that float. The Floating fly has made a non exhaustive list of the best dry fly anglers that are out there worldwide. Each one is a major influence in the field of dry fly fishing with their own unique style in their particular country.

To understand my approach to dry fly-fishing one needs to have a little bit of context regarding the type of fishing I enjoy. I live in the small coastal town of Gordon’s Bay in the Western Cape of South Africa. The town resembles Monaco but in a very rustic kind of a way, imagine Monaco if it were run by hippies who love sailing and the sea, well, that’s where I live. We are surrounded by mountains, vineyards and streams. The streams here are wild, crystal clear, fairly shallow and don’t have consistent or regular hatches. As a result the fish in them are opportunistic, are prone to looking up and can be taken on a dry fly all day long. This suits me just fine.

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This quiet sport still takes us to beautiful places and allows us to connect with nature. Trout hunting with a fly rod challenges us to physically and mentally enter a world where sophisticated prey holds the advantage. To become absorbed into the complexities of this gentle endeavor is the total escape.

Rene' Harrop

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