Spey Casting: Straight Is Better Than Long

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When you’re swinging flies with two-hand rods, landing the cast straight is always better than making a long cast. Look, I’m as guilty as any of us. We all want to launch the fly into orbit around the sun. It feels good, it looks good, and...



Saturday Shoutout / Mike’s Poke

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The Perry Poke is a super efficient spey cast, useful to any two-hand angler. In this video skagit legend Mike McCune shows you how to make the Poke off your downstream shoulder. This is a great cast to have in your bag no matter what species...



Go Slow Mo Fo

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By Jeff Hickman Ask any Spey casting coach or steelhead guide what they find themselves saying most often during the day and most likely it's the words, "slow down". I have often joked about just getting a tape recorder to say it for me on repeat. But...



Sunday Classic / Choosing a line for your switch rod Part 2: Choosing a line

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BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT SPECIFIC LINES AND HOW THEY FISH, LET'S TAKE A MINUTE TO UNDERSTAND THE SWITCH ROD. If you have not read "Part 1: Understanding lines and line tapers" you can find it HERE. I think you will find the information helpful. The switch rod...



Winter Steelhead Retreat

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Here’s your chance for some next-level steelheading. March 26-30 2017. The annual G&G Deschutes River Steelhead Camp has quickly become one of our most popular events, and it’s no wonder. Not only is the trip a blast but it has helped a lot of anglers really...