I have had some dries last all day long catching fish after fish and some come untied of fall apart after 2 fish. A lot of times it depends on how gentle I am taking the fly out of the jaw. Forceps can really do a number. For some reason my humpys take a beating really quickly. Maybe the deer hair is just a little more brittle or something. I've also noticed though, that the more beat up my flies are, the better they catch fish! Not sure about that one, but I don't really mind either. I'll keep fishing a dry till I have to apply Gink after every fish or it just simply shredds away. At that point, it is totally worth tossing it and I don't care.

BTW, welcome the FAOL!!