Inadvertant snagging on the fly.

[riverdog]

I'm going with just one of those what ifs. Don't overanalyze it. I tend to snag more when the fish are very thick. I fish a lot of clear water and see it happen. Yes I also see fish go for and usually slightly miss the fly and then I try to set the hook and they get snagged. Obviously with 2 flies the rate of foul hooking will increase in either situation. It could be worse on my best day of catching large trout in a stream I foul netted 2 fish. The water clarity was fair to poor and when I went to net the large trout (all where 18-27 inches that day) they where pulling like crazy in the hole to get get away. When I reached down and pulled up a large trout and turned toward the bank I then realized my line was still in the water connected to another fish. First time thought it was a total fluke and was just as surprised when it happened a second time. I quickly dumped the foul netted trout out and was able to land the fish I'd hooked in both situations.
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