I’ve been fishing barbless for years. I noticed that I didn't loose many fish flyfishing and decided to give it a try on Steelhead. Outside of this jinks I am in right now, loosing the first fish of the day, I really haven't noticed a difference.

Last week on the Snoqualmie the river was VERY low. I switched to size 4 barbless for the first time. (Left the leader rolls at home). I was amazed at the penetration. I had to use pliers to remove the hook because I couldn't see the shank!