On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:53:16 -0700, Todd wrote:

Trout
have a strong sense of taste in their lips and
spit my fly out in less than half a second.

Taaaadaaaa. By jeeves ya got it, lad. You have to know when the fly
is in the little guy's mouth and react before that 'half a secod" is
over. Try watching your line/leader junction while you are drifting
the fly. If it hesitates or stops, set the hook. Or, you can use a
strike indicator - if it hesitates or stops, set the hook.

To dip a fly into *any* solution that adds taste or smell is cheating,
and in most states illegal to boot.

Dave