I hear ya on the flossing thing. I have seen that in action a few times as well and don't endorse it at all. If I can't get a fish to bite, I don't want to catch it.

I had one on a blue clouser on the Stilly yesterday, but lost it after a little bit of aerial action. Good fun and encouraging to get a grab on my first time trying for silvers with a fly.
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"I don't care how you catch them, as long as you treat them well and with respect." Lani Waller in "A Steelheader's Way."