Stop Changing Flies — Fix This Instead | Ep. 173

Stop Changing Flies — Fix This Instead | Ep. 173

From Untangled: Fly Fishing For Everyone | Ventures Fly Co. by Ventures Fly Co.

April 1, 2026 · 44 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of fly presentation in fishing and offers tips to improve the realism of flies.

What's the real reason fish aren't eating your fly? Is it beause you didn't pick the PERFECT fly? There's a better one in your box, so you oughta spend 10-15 minutes looking for it, right? No. Not very often will that be the case. Instead, you're most likely not catching fish becasue your fly doesn't look real. Remember, your job is to put flies in front of fish, and make them look real! So today on Untangled, we're taking a deep dive into why presentation matters so much, and some simple tips to improve just how much your fake fly looks like the real thing. You'll also learn about: Why we don't often talk about fishing wet flies and soft hackles here at VFC How to match the right leader size to the right fly size Why it's important to play fish quickly and minimize your handling time Tips for catching brood-stock trout that have been dumped into community ponds LINKS FROM THE SHOW Join the VFC Online Community - CHECK IT OUT QUESTIONS FOR THE SHOW - SUBMIT HERE #LIVEREELLIFE MOMENT - SUBMIT HERE Get the FREE Finding Fish eBook - CHECK IT OUT

People in this episode

Host: Ventures Fly Co.

Topics covered

  • fly fishing
  • presentation
  • fishing techniques
  • wet flies
  • trout fishing

Keywords

  • fly presentation
  • fishing tips
  • realistic flies
  • leader size
  • brood-stock trout

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Organizations: Ventures Fly Co.

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