Fish4fun Loc: Clinton, NJ & Venice, FL

Caught 8 stocked bows and one small wild brown. The BUT is how many got themselves off- at least another 8. Fast water, size 18 nymph - hook pulls out after playing the fish for awhile in the fast water. Any tips for setting the hook better? For playing trout in fast water?

Catfish hunter Loc: Riggins idaho (Paradise)

[quote=Fish4fun]Caught 8 stocked bows and one small wild brown. The BUT is how many got themselves off- at least another 8. Fast water, size 18 nymph - hook pulls out after playing the fish for awhile in the fast water. Any tips for setting the hook better? For playing trout in fast water?[/quote

Id say go to the next size bigger hook if possible and make sure it’s razor sharp. A lot of the fish they stock in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Utah and Oregon are pretty soft mouthed until they’ve been in the wild for a while. Good luck.

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

Once you figure it out, please let us all know. Half the thrill of catching trout in current is their ability to put on an enormous burst of energy when they're first hooked, and because of that, sometimes they get away. Ya just never know. Like the hunter said, make sure your hooks are razor sharp so you get a good grip. That's about all you can do. And. What kind of reel do you have? I'm not the world's greatest fly fisherman, far from it, but I'm partial to the click and pawl drag and palming the reel - gives a better feel for what I'm doing with smaller fish.

Fish4fun Loc: Clinton, NJ & Venice, FL

I haven’t been using the reel just letting them take some line when they run. Maybe using the reel’s drag is the answer.

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

Make sure you're setting the hook properly. With a 9 foot fly rod (pretty common length) you have tremendous leverage when you raise the tip. Maybe your setting too hard and almost ripping the hook out, then the fight does the rest? Something to think about.