This series is awesome. I watch with my daughter to help her understand the results I’m looking for when we go out. I have learned a lot too. Thanks gents!
Kids are grown up and heading to Uni, and I have more time now. Usually do lake fishing on a boat, but now with more time, delving into river/stream fishing, except with spinning gear, not sure I'm ready to commit financially to fly fishing gear out right. Anyways, my point is this, hands down, as a beginner getting started in all aspects of fly fishing, your channel and tutorial is the BEST, bar none. From explaining the various insect life stages, and where they sit in the water column, how to tie rigs for dries, nymphs and streamers, how and when to use the aforementioned three rigs, etc. I've learned a lot, Keep up the great work gents. I feel I have a better handle and a better start after watching your channel.
Many thanks. I literally have several large and double sided boxes of flies and never been sure of what works best. Definitely a couple of hundred flies in the collection. To be honest I've usually went for black flies or bright colours in darker waters. Last fish I'd caught was on a wooly. I'm always ordering new flies. Never had someome point out how to use or what's best. Watching channels like this there is so many to take in bit very few that broke it down with actual images and names. Time to throw out many and get flies that can work if the fish aren't being fickle. Appreciated🙏
Fantastic series that is well put together and very educational. I will be watching the entire series multiple times to make sure I'm getting my foundational knowledge that you've presented here really dialed in. Thank you both (and anyone else that was helping support/film/edit/produce) for all your hard work!
Another great video with a lot of good info! Recently bought the Premier Collection....glad to see it has just about every fly you recommended as must have's, plus more.
I needed this video 4 years ago. Still struggling with understanding what flies are useful for different applications when I'm on the water. This was helpful. Does it change for stillwater? I do a lot of stillwater fishing for trout and smallmouth and never know what I should be throwing at the fish.
Same principles apply. Imitating natural food sources that exist in Stillwater (usually Chironomids, leeches, and small fish). So bigger midge/chironomid patterns and streamers are usually the way to go! 😎🤙🏽
Found your channel! Great stuff… any vids on when you pull up to a river and see a posted sign about barbless hooks? How do pros make their flies barbless? Carry a file around? Why do flies have barbs if most rivers regulate barbless only
The Wet Fly... oh man its a fun category... part dry, part nymph, part emerger. haha I would throw it in the nymph category because technically you are fishing it sub-surface. But it is close to an emerger as well (only difference is you could fish an emerger like a dry fly on the surface).
awesome video and helped me out a lot as a rookie. i have one question and id be thankful if anyone could give me an answer: why do trout not eat any fly they get presented to them in a optimal way? they dont have to waste energy and can just eat. is it because they have a perception what is currently available food wise and get spooked if our flies dont represent that state? or is it because they focus on a source that is mostly available at that time and so dont waste energy eating different sources?
What I don't understand is how do I look at a fly in my fly box and know what it is? Once I know what it is I know how to use it and what it's supposed to do, I just don't know what they are supposed to look like.
Totally WRONG. it's mindless people not setting the hook , at the right time. As soon as you see the line move or the tip of the twitch. You set the hook so it doesn't, swollen the hook.
🐟Want to Level Up Your Fly Fishing Skills? Join the VFC Online Community! - rebrand.ly/VFC-Community
This series is awesome. I watch with my daughter to help her understand the results I’m looking for when we go out. I have learned a lot too. Thanks gents!
Very neat. Glad you're enjoying it.
Love this series. I'm showing it to a Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing group. PHWFF teaches Fly Fishing skills to disabled veterans.
Glad you’re enjoying it. PHWFF is a wonderful group with a great cause. 😎👍🏽
Kids are grown up and heading to Uni, and I have more time now. Usually do lake fishing on a boat, but now with more time, delving into river/stream fishing, except with spinning gear, not sure I'm ready to commit financially to fly fishing gear out right. Anyways, my point is this, hands down, as a beginner getting started in all aspects of fly fishing, your channel and tutorial is the BEST, bar none. From explaining the various insect life stages, and where they sit in the water column, how to tie rigs for dries, nymphs and streamers, how and when to use the aforementioned three rigs, etc. I've learned a lot, Keep up the great work gents. I feel I have a better handle and a better start after watching your channel.
I can say this is the best tutorial I have ever watched on TH-cam.
Can’t say enough thanks ❤
You are a great teacher. Learning a lot. Old Chief, Texas
Thanks for the kind words. Glad you are learning a bunch! 😎🤙🏽
You are very good, for me its a refresher and you are a refreshing no nonsense source of useful info.
Glad you found it helpful!!
Many thanks. I literally have several large and double sided boxes of flies and never been sure of what works best. Definitely a couple of hundred flies in the collection.
To be honest I've usually went for black flies or bright colours in darker waters.
Last fish I'd caught was on a wooly.
I'm always ordering new flies.
Never had someome point out how to use or what's best.
Watching channels like this there is so many to take in bit very few that broke it down with actual images and names.
Time to throw out many and get flies that can work if the fish aren't being fickle.
Appreciated🙏
I've bought venture flies & am very happy with the purchase. This video is a big help but so much yet to learn. I'll get there
Awesome!!! Good luck out there on the water and let us know how it goes!
Excellent, clear, concise presentation.
Glad you enjoyed it!
THE best video series for beginners. Period.
Awesome video! Very clear and helped me understand how in-depth fly fishing can be!
Very cool! Glad you found it helpful.
Fantastic series that is well put together and very educational. I will be watching the entire series multiple times to make sure I'm getting my foundational knowledge that you've presented here really dialed in. Thank you both (and anyone else that was helping support/film/edit/produce) for all your hard work!
Just about to head out for my very first flyfishing attempt at Lake Argyle in New Zealand.
Your tutorials are awesome! Thank you
Another great video with a lot of good info! Recently bought the Premier Collection....glad to see it has just about every fly you recommended as must have's, plus more.
Appreciate the kind feedback. Yup! Thats exactly how we designed it. All the classics plus a few cherries on top! 😎🤙🏽
Great beginner video 👌🏻
this video (among others) is very educational for rookies like me! thank you! 😊
Stoked to hear it! Glad you found it helpful. 👍🏽
Dude.... thanks. Great videos. Extremely helpful to this beginner.
Glad you've found them helpful!
Real good info Alex. Very helpful. Thankyou.
Thanks Ken! 👍🏽
Very helpful
I needed this video 4 years ago. Still struggling with understanding what flies are useful for different applications when I'm on the water. This was helpful. Does it change for stillwater? I do a lot of stillwater fishing for trout and smallmouth and never know what I should be throwing at the fish.
Same principles apply. Imitating natural food sources that exist in Stillwater (usually Chironomids, leeches, and small fish). So bigger midge/chironomid patterns and streamers are usually the way to go! 😎🤙🏽
Found your channel! Great stuff… any vids on when you pull up to a river and see a posted sign about barbless hooks? How do pros make their flies barbless? Carry a file around? Why do flies have barbs if most rivers regulate barbless only
This video was so well put together and extremely helpful. Thanks!
We love watching the tutorials
Enjoyed this, great job! Subscribed.
Very instructive!
Well done 👍🏻
Excellent show...thanks too ya all
Glad you enjoyed it. 😎🤙🏽
This video is gold. I get it now!
New subscriber, really like your content. Good stuff
I just found your site today! Great source of education. You didn't mention the Wet Fly. Is Emerger the same?
The Wet Fly... oh man its a fun category... part dry, part nymph, part emerger. haha I would throw it in the nymph category because technically you are fishing it sub-surface. But it is close to an emerger as well (only difference is you could fish an emerger like a dry fly on the surface).
@@venturesflyco Thank you for confirming my guess. I appreciate it.
awesome video and helped me out a lot as a rookie.
i have one question and id be thankful if anyone could give me an answer:
why do trout not eat any fly they get presented to them in a optimal way? they dont have to waste energy and can just eat.
is it because they have a perception what is currently available food wise and get spooked if our flies dont represent that state? or is it because they focus on a source that is mostly available at that time and so dont waste energy eating different sources?
Do you ship to Canada ? Your fly kits are amazing!
Very informative thanks
Good job
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. 👍🏽
Could this be the same concept for Tenkara fishing?
Probably. I personally have never used Tenkara, but from what I’ve seen/heard it should be quite similar.
All of these work on proper Tenkara rods.
Creative world design
What I don't understand is how do I look at a fly in my fly box and know what it is? Once I know what it is I know how to use it and what it's supposed to do, I just don't know what they are supposed to look like.
Making me miss fly fishing now
Yeah… would not be mad if summer was right around the corner. 😂
@@venturesflyco but I’m looking forward to some ice fishing too
Do the fish actually know the difference between bugs?
Would ban power bait if I could. Dead fish floating everywhere on the lake. Almost impossible to release a gut hooked fish.
Yeah… we definitely prefer the fly route. 👍🏽
That’s not powerbaits fault I’ve gut hooked most on flys
Totally WRONG. it's mindless people not setting the hook , at the right time. As soon as you see the line move or the tip of the twitch. You set the hook so it doesn't, swollen the hook.
That’s why we eat fish
Kids gotta start somewhere. Besides, why release a fish caught on power bait? Or any bait? Bait fishing implies you're keeping
your links don't work.
😎🤙🏽
Then learn how to euro neiph methods.
Clown flies
I'm going back to spin fishing, thank you, this ain't for me