Thought I'd share a trick I learn a couple years ago here on AO. If you have any flies in rough condition with bent hairs or flat feathers, etc. then you need to steam them to bring them back to life. A tea pot with boiling water works best. Put your flies, one at a time, into the concentrated steam coming out of the spout with forceps. Before your eyes, the flies will fluff up and straighten out. This trick has saved me from buying or tying lots of extra flies that I don't need. Hope this is helps some of you. Tight lines
Steaming Flies
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