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Dry Fly Polyyarn

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Dry Fly Polyyarn Black

Dry Fly Polyyarn Black

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Blue Damsel

Dry Fly Polyyarn Blue Damsel

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Caddis Amber

Dry Fly Polyyarn Caddis Amber

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Caddis Brown

Dry Fly Polyyarn Caddis Brown

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Caddis Collection

Dry Fly Polyyarn Caddis Collection

Suggested Retail $49.67

Dry Fly Polyyarn Caddis Grey / Brown

Dry Fly Polyyarn Caddis Grey / Brown

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Cream

Dry Fly Polyyarn Cream

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Dark Brown

Dry Fly Polyyarn Dark Brown

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Fiery Brown

Dry Fly Polyyarn Fiery Brown

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn General Dry Fly Collection

Dry Fly Polyyarn General Dry Fly Collection

Suggested Retail $49.67

Dry Fly Polyyarn Golden Olive

Dry Fly Polyyarn Golden Olive

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Grayling Black & Orange

Dry Fly Polyyarn Grayling Black & Orange

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Grayling Bugs Collection

Dry Fly Polyyarn Grayling Bugs Collection

Suggested Retail $49.67

Dry Fly Polyyarn Iron Blue

Dry Fly Polyyarn Iron Blue

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Mottled Adams

Dry Fly Polyyarn Mottled Adams

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Mottled Beige & Orange

Dry Fly Polyyarn Mottled Beige & Orange

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Mottled Black & Golden Olive

Dry Fly Polyyarn Mottled Black & Golden Olive

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Mottled Brown & Cream

Dry Fly Polyyarn Mottled Brown & Cream

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Mottled Dark Brown

Dry Fly Polyyarn Mottled Dark Brown

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Mottled Dark Grey

Dry Fly Polyyarn Mottled Dark Grey

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Mottled Grey Beige

Dry Fly Polyyarn Mottled Grey Beige

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Mottled Orange Brown

Dry Fly Polyyarn Mottled Orange Brown

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Mottled Purple

Dry Fly Polyyarn Mottled Purple

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Pale Brown

Dry Fly Polyyarn Pale Brown

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Pale Grey

Dry Fly Polyyarn Pale Grey

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Polar Bear

Dry Fly Polyyarn Polar Bear

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Purple

Dry Fly Polyyarn Purple

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Red

Dry Fly Polyyarn Red

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Sample Card

Dry Fly Polyyarn Sample Card

Suggested Retail $7.70

Dry Fly Polyyarn Silver Grey

Dry Fly Polyyarn Silver Grey

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn Sunburst Orange

Dry Fly Polyyarn Sunburst Orange

Suggested Retail $5.33

Dry Fly Polyyarn White

Dry Fly Polyyarn White

Suggested Retail $5.33

 

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Nicknamed by fly tyers world wide the 'floating yarn'. With a very specific gravity / density of 0.91g/cm3 polypropylene yarn is lighter than water which means that it floats making it ideal for dry flies, most commonly used as parachute posts, and dubbing.

Many companies claim to use polypropylene yarn however a simple test you can do at home to check if it is genuine polypropylene yarn is to cut a 1 inch / 25mm strip, scrunch it up in your fingers and drop it into a glass of water. If it is genuine polypropylene yarn then it should dip below the surface and then return to the surface. Indeed leave it for a day and it should still be floating as it is lighter than water and it is this property which makes it very, very special for dry flies.

There are a few fly tying polyyarns on the market today from different companies. Indeed Semperfli makes two versions of polyyarn - the original Semperfli Polyyarn that comes on cards and is ideal for posts and wings and the new Dry Fly Polyyarn, a product on a spool which is intended for body and wings of flies or to create detached bodies