Ventures Fly Co.

Some days the fish just aren't having it.

Easy to get frustrated when you know they're there and nothing's working.

But you also get to sit on a bank for a while, and that's never been a bad way to spend an afternoon.

Do you agree?

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Ventures Fly Co.

We fished until we couldn't see the fly anymore.

Some nights the walk back to the truck in the dark is the price you pay, and it's worth it.
Check out our latest How We Fish video here: https://youtu.be/LvnUsXShr3Q

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#cutthroattrout #flyfishing #troutfishing #catchandrelease #venturesflyco

1 week ago | [YT] | 483

Ventures Fly Co.

Most people pick rod specs before they've picked a fish.

A 4-weight or a 6? 8'6" or 9 feet? Nobody buying their first rod has the reps to answer that.

Free Rod Finder quiz will tell you your weight, length, and action. Here is the link: vfc.media/rodquiz-yt-short

Weight, length, and action only mean something together, and together they add up to one job the rod does well. Start with the job and the specs sort themselves out.

Even two 5-weights at the same length can feel like different rods once you cast them.

#flyfishing #flyrod #flyfishinggear #troutfishing

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1 week ago | [YT] | 237

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Half a box of caddis before this one ate. The whole thing is in the new Bug Mania video.

Watch it here - https://youtu.be/LvnUsXShr3Q

He was locked in on one bug. Everything else got ignored. Ended up being a size 16 puff caddis, CDC style, a softer and more natural look than anything else I had.

Took a while. Worth every refusal once it finally worked.

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#flyfishing #caddis #dryflyfishing #browntrout

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 491

Ventures Fly Co.

A better rod is a better tool. It just isn't the thing holding most of us back.

Where the gains actually live: reading water, picking the right fly, tightening up your casting stroke, and putting in the miles to find water with less pressure and bigger fish.

None of that comes in a tube. A nicer rod is more enjoyable to fish and there are real performance gains up the line — better feel, better accuracy, lighter in the hand on a long day. Worth it if you want it. Just not a shortcut.

Not sure what you actually need? Grab the free Rod Finder quiz — it'll tell you your weight, length, and action. Here is the link: vfc.media/rod-quiz-yt

#flyfishing #flyrod #flyfishinggear #troutfishing

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2 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 435

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First cutthroat. That grin is the whole post.

We invited Kevin out to VFC HQ for a couple of days, and we got to fish.

One of the most engaged guys in our community and one of the best attitudes we've come across.

Newer to fly fishing, dove all the way in, and hasn't stopped learning since.

That's the kind of angler we're glad to have around.

Want to join our online community? Check it out - www.skool.com/ventures-fly-co/about

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3 weeks ago | [YT] | 564

Ventures Fly Co.

Almost every fly rod is 9 feet. That's not an accident.

Go shorter, you sacrifice reach. Go longer, you sacrifice accuracy. You have to pick one, and 9 feet sits right in the middle.

Not sure what length you need? Check out our free Rod Finder quiz — it'll tell you your weight, length, and action.

Here is the link: vfc.media/rod-quiz-yt

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3 weeks ago | [YT] | 398

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Not a brown. Not a brook. Both.

Tiger trout are a brown and brook cross and they come out sterile. Most of them get made in a hatchery and stocked, though a few show up wild where the two species overlap.

That maze pattern is how you know. And once you've held one, you're always half-hoping the next fish is another.

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#tigertrout #flyfishing #troutfishing #catchandrelease

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 744

Ventures Fly Co.

5-weight or 6-weight? Most people ask it backwards.

The rod doesn't decide the fishing — the fishing decides the rod. A 5 handles most trout days: dries, light nymphing, small-to-mid water. A 6 earns its keep when things get bigger — wind, streamers, heavier bugs.

Start with a 5, add a 6 when the water asks for it.

Still not sure which is yours? Our free 2-minute Fly Rod Finder matches a rod to the water you actually fish.

Here is the link: venturesflyco.com/pages/fly-rod-quiz

#flyfishing #troutfishing #flyrod #flyrodfinder

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1 month ago | [YT] | 317

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Fish the bank, not the middle.

That foam bug tucked six inches off the grass is where the big ones sit — tight to the undercut, waiting for something to fall in.

Put it in the seam. Let it ride.

#dryflyfishing #hopperseason #foamflies #troutfishing

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