I had this happen to me as well. The first time I was fishing a dry fly that I tied myself. No luck with the trout but on one cast a little sparrow came out of a streamside bush and snatched my fly and flew off with it. Fortunately for us both when the line cam tight it popped out and he flew on his merry way. I decided that even though I didn't catch a fish my pattern must have been OK if it fooled the bird.

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