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A dry fly is typically thought to represent an insect landing on, falling on ( terrestrials ), or emerging from, the water's surface as might a grasshopper, dragonfly, mayfly, ant, beetle, stonefly or caddisfly.
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They may also be caught with a fly rod using a dry or wet artificial fly, nymphs, streamers, or imitations of larger aquatic creatures, such as hellgrammites, crawfish, or leeches.
Casting without landing the fly on the water is known as ' false casting ', and may be used to pay out line, to dry a soaked fly, or to reposition a cast.
There is a misconception that all fly fishing for trout is done on the surface of the water with " dry flies.
Unlike sinking fly ( nymph ) fishing, the " take " on dry flies is visible, explosive and exciting.
Additionally, beginning fly anglers generally prefer dry fly fishing because of the relative ease of detecting a strike and the instant gratification of seeing a trout strike their fly.
Nymph fishing may be more productive, but dry fly anglers soon become addicted to the surface strike.
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A popular solution to a dry fly which refuses to float is simply to replace it with another, similar or identical fly until the original can fully dry, rotating through a set of flies.
A smaller fraction of the ash is produced either as a very fine dry fly ash or as a black colored fly ash slurry.
Goatsuckers – an archaic, erroneous idea that the birds would fly into barns at night and suck dry the teats of goats.
Cutthroat trout in Slough offer good dry fly fishing with heavy hatches of caddis, pale morning duns, and large Green Drake in July.
During the summer and fall, a variety of mayflies, stoneflies, caddis, and chironomids provide abundant forage for the resident trout and a great angling opportunity for dry fly enthusiasts.
Henrys Fork has long been noted for its superb fishing, especially its dry fly fishing.
In order to be able to fly and maintain heat insulation it needs to dry its feathers.
Spinfishermen use roostertail spinners and bait such as worms and powerbait while fly fishermen use a variety of nymphs, streamers, and dry flies.
Anglers may wish to note that the dace is a willing taker of a dry fly, particularly in the summer months.
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All he cares about is his whisky and that dry crack in his face.
Much of the dirt and leaf stain is easily removed when damp, but requires dynamite if allowed to dry.
a stream or pond which is attractive in the springtime may become stagnant or dry in late summer.
The best chance, of course, is offered by gently sloping terrain where the water remains close to the surface and where the air is dry, so that a high evaporation leaves salty deposits which permit only sparse plant growth.
In a more pessimistic vein about the economic outlook, I suspect that the reservoir of demand for consumer goods and housing which was dammed-up during the Thirties and World War 2, is finally in the process of running dry.
Experience showed, however, that it is very difficult to paint a dark umber background in fresco that will not dry out spotty and uneven.
) is for the most part a recondite affair, for manifestly, if everyone in the world who could afford the best wines also liked them, the supply would dry up in no time at all.
Over-chilling is an accepted method for covering up the faults of many a cheap or poor white wine, especially a dry wine -- and certainly less of a crime than serving a wine at a temperature which reveals it as unattractive.
Adobe (, ; Arabic: الطوب ) is a natural building material made from sand, clay, water, and some kind of fibrous or organic material ( sticks, straw, and / or manure ), which the builders shape into bricks ( using frames ) and dry in the sun.
Straw is useful in binding the brick together and allowing the brick to dry evenly.
Cob is spread and piled around a frame and allowed to air dry for several months before habitation.
Many desert annuals are therophytes, because their seed-to-seed life cycle is only weeks and they spend most of the year as seeds to survive dry conditions.
The bench is tiled and in order to dry up quickly after it rains, and to stop people from sitting in the wet part of the bench, small bumps were installed by Gaudí.
The plant is not frost-tolerant, nor does it do well in tropical environments since they require a dry resting period between leaf growth and flower spike production.
Rainfall is irregular, but usually dry during the north-east, and very wet during the south-west, monsoons.
The climate is dry, temperate, and continental, with extreme variations between seasons.
The largest of these level areas, the Great Karoo, is a dry, barren region, and a large tract of the plateau proper is of a still more arid character and is known as the Kalahari Desert.
Canberra is notorious for hot, dry summers, and cold winters with occasional fog and frequent frosts.
Audio unprocessed by reverb and delay is metaphorically referred to as " dry ", while processed audio is referred to as " wet ".
* Desolvation ( drying ) – the solvent is evaporated and the dry sample nano-particles remain ;
A persistent dry cough is a relatively common adverse effect believed to be associated with the increases in bradykinin levels produced by ACE inhibitors, although the role of bradykinin in producing these symptoms remains disputed by some authors.
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Located on the west coast of Anatolia, the Aegean region has a fertile soil and a typically Mediterranean climate ; with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers.
These antidepressants typically have fewer adverse effects than the tricyclics or the MAOIs, although such effects as drowsiness, dry mouth, nervousness, anxiety, insomnia, decreased appetite, long-term weight gain and decreased ability to function sexually may occur.
Water is then mixed with this dry composite, which enables it to be shaped ( typically poured ) and then solidified and hardened into rock-hard strength through a chemical process called hydration.
It is typically a sweet red wine, but also comes in dry, semi-dry and white varieties.
It is typically lower in alcohol content and distinctly different from gins distilled strictly from neutral spirits ( e. g. London dry gin ).
The Komodo dragon prefers hot and dry places, and typically lives in dry open grassland, savanna, and tropical forest at low elevations.
Modern high-temperature, high-air-velocity conventional kilns can typically dry green lumber in 10 hours down to a moisture content of 18 %.
Hardwood lumber kiln drying schedules typically keep the dry bulb temperature below.
SSV run at partial atmospheres ( typically around 1 / 3 of full atmospheric pressure ) in a hybrid of vacuum and conventional kiln technology ( SSV kilns are significantly more popular in Europe where the locally harvested wood is easier to dry versus species found in North America ).
Photolithography is typically used with metal or other thin film deposition, wet and dry etching.
Drums typically sound heavy and dry, and often have a minimal set-up.
In modern use, a ploughed field is typically left to dry out, and is then harrowed before planting.
For hardware with the performance used in orbital launch vehicles, expenses of $ 2000 –$ 10, 000 + per kilogram of dry weight are common, primarily from engineering, fabrication, and testing ; raw materials amount to typically around 2 % of total expense.
Also called downhill skiing, typically, takes place at a ski resort or dry slope.
Modern regulators typically feature high-pressure ports for pressure sensors of dive-computers and submersible pressure gauges, and additional ports for low-pressure hoses for inflation of dry suits and BC devices.
Vegetables typically contain only one milligram of thulium per tonne ( dry weight ).
Located on the western side of Anatolia, the Aegean region has a fertile soil and a typically Mediterranean climate ; with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers.
Relative humidity typically ranges between 45 % ( comfortable ) and 95 % ( very humid ) throughout the year, rarely dropping below 27 % ( dry ) and reaching as high as 100 %.
The most common method is to measure lamellar growth rings in bones and teeth — each ring corresponds to a change in growth rate which typically occurs once a year between dry and wet seasons.
This journey typically took two to three weeks and was noted for its very rough lava terrain and extremely dry climate, which tended to dry the wooden wheels on the wagons, causing the iron rims to fall off the wheels.
Color laser printers use colored toner ( dry ink ), typically cyan, magenta, yellow, and black ( CMYK ).
Braising ( from the French “ braiser ”) is a combination cooking method using both moist and dry heat ; typically the food is first seared at a high temperature and then finished in a covered pot with a variable amount of liquid, resulting in a particular flavor.
In the United States, the use of the word grill refers to cooking food directly over a source of dry heat, typically with the food sitting on a metal grate that leaves " grill marks.
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