Only one fly is used in dry fly fishing and this is tied
directly to the end of the leader, using the turle knot. Flies for dry fly fishing are usually number ten 01 twelve and are tied with hard bodies and with wings and hackles designed to increase their buoyancy. In addition the flies are usually treated with an oil to increase their floating qualities. Atomizers and bottle equipped with brushes are furnished by the tackle shops to carry and apply the oil but I prefer two pieces of saturated felt carried in a " vanity box " such as the ladies use to " powder their noses "; an ordinary tin salve box will do. I have my oil box equipped with a ring to which I fasten a key chain, the other end going on a button of my wading jacket. I carry scissors the same way. Only the body and hackles of dry flies need be oiled.
