Watch it done, then read why.
Short instructional videos from established fly-fishing channels, grouped by skill and by gear decision. They support the field guides and gear checklists; the text is where the reasoning lives.
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Checked October 13, 2026
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Fly casting instruction during Outdoor Week at the Campbell Creek Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska. Photo: Bureau of Land Management Alaska, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Learn to fly fish
Casting, reading water, presentations, knots and safety. Each video pairs with a lesson in the field guides.
Watch: the basic fly cast
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See the pause, the stop and the loop the lesson describes.
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5 Fly Casting Tips For Every Beginner!Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Basic Fly Cast or Overhead Cast | How ToEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube I See This Fly Casting Mistake ALL The Time...Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: the roll cast
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A cast for brushy banks and tight water.
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FLY CASTING - The Roll Cast + It's Variations - Episode 10Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube How To Fly Fish In An Overgrown River - S5 E10Embedded from YouTube · RIO Products · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: reading a trout stream
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Seams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
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How I Learned to Read Water (Fly Fishing)Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube How To Read The Water with Tom RosenbauerEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Reading the Water to Successfully Locate TroutEmbedded from YouTube · Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: mending line for a drag-free drift
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Why the fly drags and how a mend fixes it.
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How & When to Mend a Flyline | Tom RosenbauerEmbedded from YouTube · Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube MENDING - fly fishing how toEmbedded from YouTube · Huge Fly Fisherman · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: nymphing basics
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
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90° Nymph RigEmbedded from YouTube · Huge Fly Fisherman · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Casting with an Indicator & Better Nymphing TechniquesEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: fishing a dry fly
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Presentation, drift and setting the hook on a rise.
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Dry Fly Fishing Down Stream | How ToEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: fishing streamers
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Retrieves and angles for moving bigger fish.
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How To Swing Streamers For Big Trout & SalmonEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Streamer Tactics for TroutEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Why You Should Fish 6wt Streamer Rods!Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: the improved clinch knot
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The knot that ties your fly to the tippet.
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improved clinch knot - fly fishingEmbedded from YouTube · Huge Fly Fisherman · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: the nail knot
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Joining leader to fly line, with or without a tool.
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How to Connect Fly Line to Leader: Nail KNOT (with Tie-Fast tool)Embedded from YouTube · Fly Fish Food · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Nail Knot Tutorial - Attach your leader to your fly line with this method!Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: the surgeon's knot
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The quick way to add tippet to a leader.
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Four fly fishing knots for connecting a leader to tippet material, and how to tie themEmbedded from YouTube · RIO Products · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: wading safely
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Belt, staff, footing and what to do if you go in.
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Safe Wading Tips with Tom RosenbauerEmbedded from YouTube · Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube WADING SAFELY FLY FISHINGEmbedded from YouTube · Huge Fly Fisherman · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Wading the Norfork River for Brown TroutEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: handling fish for release
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Keep them wet, keep it quick.
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5 Things That Actually Kill Released Trout (Wet Hands Isn't One)Embedded from YouTube · Fly Fish Food · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: tenkara basics
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Rod, line, tippet and fly, and the cast that goes with them.
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How to Cast a Tenkara Rod - Complete Casting TutorialEmbedded from YouTube · Tenkara Rod Co · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube How to Tenkara - From setting up your rod to landing a fish and everything in betweenEmbedded from YouTube · Tenkara Rod Co · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube The Complete Video Guide to Tenkara: 17 minutes covering everything you need to know to tenkaraEmbedded from YouTube · Tenkara USA · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: tying and fishing kebari
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The reverse-hackle fly that tenkara is known for.
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Tenkara Fly Tying Tutorial: Sakasa KebariEmbedded from YouTube · Tenkara Rod Co · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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How to choose gear
What the numbers on a rod or line mean and what a beginner actually needs, explained without a sales pitch.
Watch: how to choose a first rod
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Length, line weight and action, explained without a sales pitch.
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Understanding Fly Line Weights with Tom RosenbauerEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: what a fly reel needs to do
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Arbor size, drag types and when it matters.
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PICKING Your NEW Fly Reel | What to LOOK FOR in a Reel!Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: floating, sinking and tapers
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What the numbers and letters on a line box mean.
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How To Cast Sinking Fly Lines | Learn to Fly FishEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Let's Talk Sinking Fly Lines with Kelly Galloup!Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Understanding Fly Line Weights with Tom RosenbauerEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: leaders and tippet
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The X system and how to rebuild a leader on the water.
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Fly Fishing Leaders Explained in 3 Minutes!Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Q&A | #23 - Simple EQUATION to MATCH Your FLY and LEADEREmbedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube What Do These Fly Fishing Leader Numbers Mean?Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: choosing waders and boots
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Stockingfoot, bootfoot, soles and fit.
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Wading Boot Buying GuideEmbedded from YouTube · Fly Fish Food · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: packs, vests and slings
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Carrying what you need without carrying everything.
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Everything I Carry in My Fly Fishing VestEmbedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Orvis Sling Pack | What's in Tom Rosenbauer's Bag?Embedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube VESTS & PACKS - fly fishingEmbedded from YouTube · Huge Fly Fisherman · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: nets and fish handling
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Why rubber mesh, and how to use a net gently.
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Fly Fishing 101: How to Rig your NetEmbedded from YouTube · Fly Fish Food · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube How to Net A Fish | Tom RosenbauerEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: a first fly box
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A handful of patterns that cover most trout water.
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12 Trout Flies to Get StartedEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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What to pack, by adventure
One short watch for each of our gear checklists.
Watch: fishing small mountain streams
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Short rods, short casts and brushy water.
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Fly Fishing Small StreamsEmbedded from YouTube · Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube How To Fly Fish In An Overgrown River - S5 E10Embedded from YouTube · RIO Products · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Small Creek Fly Fishing | HOW TOEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: wade fishing a big river
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Covering broad water and staying upright in it.
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Walk & Wade Streamer Fishing for Trout | Madison River MontanaEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: what to expect on a guided float trip
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What the guide brings, what you bring, how the day runs.
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FLOATING ETIQUETTE (fly fishing)Embedded from YouTube · Huge Fly Fisherman · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube HOW TO FLY FISH FROM A DRIFT BOATEmbedded from YouTube · Huge Fly Fisherman · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: stillwater trout basics
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Chironomids, leeches and where fish hold in a lake.
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Catch More Trout in Lakes Using Indicators – Stillwater Fly Fishing TipsEmbedded from YouTube · Fly Fish Food · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Stillwater Fly Fishing Is Simpler Than You Think! | Introduction to Stillwater Fly FishingEmbedded from YouTube · Fly Fish Food · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Why is this Chironomid Fly Pattern So Versatile? | Two-Toner BC Chironomid | Fly Tying TutorialEmbedded from YouTube · Fly Fish Food · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: fly fishing for bass and panfish
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Poppers, streamers and warmwater close to home.
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3 Leader OPTIONS When Fishing POPPERS For BASSEmbedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube FLY FISHING for Smallmouth Bass (Streamers + Poppers)Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Fly Fishing POPPERS Explained (Fly Fishing For Smallmouth Bass)Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: tenkara on a backpacking trip
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Packing light and fishing alpine water.
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Backpacking High Mountain Lakes - Tenkara Fly FishingEmbedded from YouTube · Tenkara Rod Co · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: flats fishing basics
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Sight casting, the strip set and sun on the water.
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FLY FISHING FOR REDFISH BASICS 101 INTRODUCTION FOR BEGINNERSEmbedded from YouTube · Huge Fly Fisherman · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube How To Set Up For A Bonefish TripEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: swinging flies for steelhead
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Two-hand casting, sink tips and the swing.
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How To Swing Wet Flies | Tom RosenbauerEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube S4 E9 How To Maximize The SwingEmbedded from YouTube · RIO Products · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: what a beginner actually needs
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A matched outfit and the few tools that go with it.
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How to SETUP a Fly Fishing Reel! Step-by-Step Tutorial - 2019Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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About these videos
These are public YouTube videos from established fly-fishing channels, embedded through YouTube's own player. We chose them because they explain a skill or a gear decision clearly; nobody paid for a placement, and the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
- Channels in this collection: Fly Fish Food, Huge Fly Fisherman, Mad River Outfitters, Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing, RIO Products, Tenkara Rod Co, Tenkara USA, The New Fly Fisher.
- Each video was checked as public and embeddable on October 13, 2026. A creator can remove or restrict a video at any time; if one stops playing, the “Watch on YouTube” link under it still goes to the source.
- Nothing loads from YouTube until you press play. The player then uses YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode.
- Gear shown in a video is the creator's choice, not a recommendation from us. Our checklists explain what each item is for and let you compare retailers; a local fly shop can fit it to your water.
31 topics are defined; 31 currently have videos.