Re: NEED HELP LANDING THE FISH
I think your problem is the exact opposite of what you think. Even with a lot of slack line on the water the leverage you have with a flyrod allows you to put tension on the fly very quickly, if fact more quickly then a trout can take the fly and turn his head downward. I would be willing to bet that you are pulling the fly out of the fishes mouth before he gets a chance to close it. It sounds as if you a reacting as soon as you see the take, try giving the fish a second before raising your rod tip. Remember you don't set the hook flyfishing for trout like you do when bass fishing. All you do is raise your rod tip to put pressure on the fish, the small sharp hooks penetrate very easilly into the tissue in the trouts mouth, remember your not trying to penetrate bone, all you need is to catch a piece of soft tissue to land the fish.
The man who coined the phrase "Money can't buy happiness", never bought himself a good fly rod!