"Stephen Welsh" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
. 1.4...

I recall seeing a lot of pulling and tugging to remove flies from snags in
the "Rod Length" thread. I don't recall anyone pointing out that a fly is
quite easily removed from many snags by simply running the rod tip up the
line and gently pushing the fly off the snag. Yes you have to be able to
get within a rod length of the fly but in tight surrounds that is rarely a
problem. Of course multiple wraps of tippett around a snag are not so
easily managed.


Usually, if your fly has just landed in a tree, a gentle draw on the line
will get it off with no problems. Twitching or jerking, will only result in
you setting the hook, and if you continue to heave and jerk after that you
can easily break a rod. For quite a while I carried a "fly retrieval
device", but I wont go into that here. What is often a great deal of help,
is a length of stout cord, with a large blunt hook on the end. One can pull
many branches and the like within reach using this.


BJ Conner mentioned using a strike indicator to prevent the leader
slipping
back through the rod tip ... I've whipped a loop leader material onto the
line just behind the needle knot, used a loop in the fly line and
left a tag end on the needle knot. Any other ideas on this out there?


Steve

Interesting that nobody else mentioned that, it can indeed be a major
nuisance. Only real answer I ever found was to keep hold of my fly as much
as possible. Not a very good solution I agree.

TL
MC