Divad
Whitefish
I frequent a lake that right now has 6in smallies all over and they love a hotheaded leech for trout. Sometimes the smaller ones take it in the [rather undeveloped] tongue and the size 8 trout fly make it a pain when they’re tiny guys. I killed one today and felt bad.
Pliers were to no avail. Tried to push the fly back, couldn’t. Only saving grace was one of the mottled eagles swooped in and grabbed it as I was paddling over to retrieve.
To help on this not happening should I accept sizing up hooks? It’s a trout and Kokanee fishery too. Is there a tool maybe for this? I was thinking to file a V into my flat hook sharpener tip to use.
Pliers were to no avail. Tried to push the fly back, couldn’t. Only saving grace was one of the mottled eagles swooped in and grabbed it as I was paddling over to retrieve.
To help on this not happening should I accept sizing up hooks? It’s a trout and Kokanee fishery too. Is there a tool maybe for this? I was thinking to file a V into my flat hook sharpener tip to use.
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