There seems no limit to the appetite of a fly eating tree. I was always told that if you have to worry about loosing a fly in the trees, you should have bought/tied more. Retreiving the fly usully means rowing/wading over the water you were trying to fish, usually resulting in spooked fish. And since i have a compulsive habit of tying flies for each trip even though i have dozens left from all the other trips, loosing one to the trees is more of an offering to Saint Peter than a frustration anymore.

I had a client try to use the end of the fly rod to free a fly. Broke the tip off. Good thing for him it was my fly rod.

That being said, i feel the need to tie some flies for an upcoming trip cause i know the trees need to fatten up before winter sets in .

Have fun, Jeff