Description: Amadou is primarily composed of a mushroom: Fomes fomentarius and its primary purpose is taking soggy water logged good for nothing dry flies and getting them ready to fish again A simple squeeze between the two pads of this magical material sucks out water from a drowned fly restoring its ability to float Though it stands alone as a means of keeping flies floating it is best viewed as a piece of the dry fly puzzle that includes some kind of dip or gel and or a powder floatant