"George Adams" wrote

Use the Amadou to dry them, and then brush in some Frog's Fanny, and
they'll float like a cork. Never use any other kind of floatant or it
will ruin the CDC.


BUT, most emerger patterns are designed to be half in, half out, of the
water ... be careful with that Frog's Fanny and only brush the "out" half
or you'll halve the effectiveness of the pattern