Keep the fly or toss it?

[JohnScott]

I keep fishing a fly as long as it floats, for a dry, and as long as it closely resembles the original pattern as I tied it. I've had any number of flies that I have fished on multiple outings before I sent them to salvage. By that, I mean I don't throw the fly away as long as the hook is good - a quick slice or two with a sharp razor blade and I'm ready to replace the fly with the same hook. The exception would be hooks that have been heavily weighted. I usually do just throw those out when the fly is no longer fishable.

The fact that I tie my own flies influences both the length of time I'll fish a given fly and how I approach salvaging hooks. Scottish in all things fly tying.

John