Us fly anglers share A TON of things: new fly patterns, casting techniques, wing sauce recipes. But we're pretty guarded when it comes to our favorite fishing holes. And why is that? Why is there so much secrecy around where we go fishing? Well, it's not just because we're keeping all the fish for ourselves. There's actually quite a few good reasons to keep fishing spots a secret, the most important of which might just be the adventures you can have while discovering new water on your own.

This week on Untangled, you'll learn how keeping fishing secrets can benefit both anglers AND fish. You'll also learn about:

• Pre-tying rigs before getting to the river, to cut down on rigging time
• Why you go from consistently catching fish in one spot, to catching no fish, even if you're using the same flies
• How to teach your spouse/significant other to fly fish

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You don't need to overhaul your fly box for fall fishing. Some of the patterns you used all summer won't work anymore (hoppers and stoneflies fall off the menu during fall) but you likely have everything you need right in your box. Just a few bugs are on the menu during fall, which makes matching the hatch a breeze! This week on Untangled, I'll share the 10 patterns I never leave the house without when I'm fishing in the fall.

You'll also learn about:

• My personal expecatations for a day on the river
• How to cast your fly rod when using a strike indicator
• What kind of fish can you catch on a 5-weight rod? Is it enough for use in big rivers, chasing bigger fish?

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If you're consistently struggling to catch fish, you're probably trying to figure out why. Are your casts bad? Poor fly selection? Are the planets just aligned against you? While all that CAN have an impact, you're often struggling to put fish in the net because of one problem: you're not focusing on the fundamentals.

In this week's episode of Untangled, Spencer Durrant walks you through the three basics of fly fishing -- casting, fly selection, and presentation -- and why you need to focus on those when nothing else seems to be working.

You'll also learn about:

• Casting single dry flies, and setting up rigs for single dry fly fishing
• How much tippet to use when setting up multi-fly rigs
• What to do when you don't catch fish from water that looks PERFECT

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