Im very interested to hear suggestions also, and for the same reasons. While I dont have anything to add, I do have a good story for you.

Im musky fishing, 9 weight rod with a 6-inch pike fly on the Iron River, Michigan. Im having very little success compared to my spin-casting, texas rigged weedless companion who is reeling in northern after northern. The 1 musky we hooked up with got off at the boat. I cant cast too far into the weeds as I dont have a weedless fly, and that seems to be the trick. I continue casting to the edges and finally get a hookup. Fish feels small, very small....and it is, an 8 inch yellow perch trying to devour a 6-inch pike fly. Now I dont know if this little guy was on a death-wish or what, but making that much commotion in a river filled with pike and musky....I had to laugh. The fly was nearly as big as him! I released him as we werent prepared to take anything home that day, but I doubt he lasted very long in those waters.

Thanks for something to reminisce about while its 10 degrees outside