Fulling Mill Christopher Bassano's Olive Head McGoo - Unweighted

No bead, so it rides high on the top dropper

Without a bead this one stays up in the water, which makes it the top dropper to the weighted version's point fly, and it comes into its own over weed beds in shallow impoundments where a heavy fly would drop straight into the salad. The olive head keeps everything subdued for clear water and fish that have started refusing things. Slow, long draws with long pauses is the retrieve to begin with, whether you are on the bank with a floating line or out in a boat.