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What Fly Rod Do You Actually Need? How to Pick the Right One for Your Fishing | Ep. 199

What's scarier - telling your mother-in-law that her pot roast is actually dry, or picking up a new fly rod with NO help at all? Because let's be honest - it's not like f

Bull Trout, Backcountry, and Giardia — A Disaster Trip | Fly Fishing Stories #12

My first trip chasing bull trout didn't exaclty go as planned. Instead of holding a giant trout in a crystal-clear stream, I found myself lying in a bed in a stranger's h

Fly Fishing A River With No Rising Fish — Where To Start And What They're Eating | Ep. 198

You show up to the river for a day of fishing, you're stuffed FULL of optimism and happiness, you get all rigged up — and then your mood just CRASHES. There aren't any fi

Should You Tip Your Fly Fishing Guide? | Tip of the Week #18

Guided trips are fantastic! They're a great opportunity to learn from people who live and breathe fly fishing. But there's always one awkward part of the day, especially

How To Design Your Own Fly Patterns | Ep. 197

If you've ever heard other anglers talk about how great it feels to catch fish on flies they tied themselves, you've probably thought they were overselling it. They make

Back From The Brink — Catching A Fish That Almost Disappeared | Fly Fishing Stories #11

We almost lost one of the most iconic trout species in the world. From the 1970s to 2005, roughly 3.5 million of these fish were eaten by a predator illegally introduced

How To Catch Fish On The World's Smallest Mayfly | Ep. 196

There's one mayfly that, when it hatches, brings EVERY fish up to the surface - including the big ones. These bugs, once they start, come off like clockwork. The fish dut

Get Up And Go Explore | Tip of the Week #17

The best thing you could do right now is to turn off this podcast, get your gear together, and go fishing.  If you can't just drop everything and head to the river righ

What It Really Takes To Get Good At Fly Fishing — From A Guy Who Fishes 200 Days A Year | Ep. 195

The second installment in our Everyday Angler series features Hyrum Weaver, a longtime friend of Spencer's, and one of the fishiest guys he knows. Hyrum is a truly great

Untangled Fly Fishing Report | September 2026

As the weather finally starts to cool off, that means small mayflies are back on the menu! But they're not the only thing to think about as you hit the water in September

Why Biologists Want You To Kill Brook Trout, And When You Shouldn't | Ep. 194

Brookies are the favorite of tons of anglers. They're gorgeous, and the big ones can be extremely frustrating AND rewarding to catch. But they're also one of the biggest

Will Fish Really Eat Pink and Purple Flies? | Tip of the Week #16

Why are so many of the flies we tie, use, and sell, all brightly colored, when most of the real-life bugs trout eat are drab and dull? Why do our fly boxes look like they

Fly Fishing With Hoppers: Strategies You Don't Hear Enough About | Ep. 193

ALEX STULCE RETURNS! And as he joins Spencer on today's episode, the two talk about the hopper fishing strategies that too often get ignored. Things like adding drag on p

The Bass I Never Thought I'd Catch | Fly Fishing Stories #10

The days when you catch something unexpected — your new personal best, for instance — seem to come out of nowhere, like letters from the IRS. And not unlike mail from the

I Was Wrong About Fly Fishing Apps — Here's What Changed My Mind | Ep. 192

Fly fishing apps are for those lazy anglers who just want someone to tell them where to go, what flies to use, and how to fish. They're for people who prefer automatic tr

When And Why You Need A Double-Taper Fly Line | Tip of the Week #15

There are two main types of fly lines - weight-forward and doube-taper. But what do those words mean? And when would you want to use one versus the other? Today on Untang

Dry Fly Fishing Is Hard, But No One Tells You Why | Ep. 191

This is the first episode of our new Everday Angler series, where we sit down with anglers who are at every stage of the learning curve. Yes, guides, outfitters, and indu

Untangled Fly Fishing Report | August 2026

August can feel like one of the tougher months for fly fishing, and in many ways, it is. BUT - with the right approach, you can still have a great time on the water this

The 68-Degree Rule: When Water Gets Too Warm To Fish For Trout | Ep. 190

When the air temps warm up, we're not the only ones having a hard time of it. Trout don't react well when the water gets too warm, and knowing both HOW and WHY they act d

Chasing Gold | Fly Fishing Stories #9

Golden trout are among the prettiest, rarest, and most sought-after trout in the West. They live in hard-to-reach places, and the ones that grow to enormous sizes seem li