Category Archives: Spey Casting
Setting up Skagit Heads and Other Spey Lines: Video
If you are just getting started in two-hand fly casting, you may be confused about how to set up the lines. Spey lines are intimidating to the uninitiated with their many parts, options and loop to loop connections but there’s no need for alarm. Spey lines,...
Stacking Running Line For Better Spey Casting: Video
How do you shoot a hundred feet of running line without a tangle? It’s easier than it sounds. There’s a very specific technique for stacking running line when spey casting. When it’s done right, everything comes off without a hitch. If you are learning to cast...
Sunday Classic / Get A Better Grip On The Spey Rod
ALL FLY CASTING IS ABOUT CONTROL AND TIMING, NOT POWER. This is never more true than in Spey casting. Perhaps because there are more moving parts to a Spey cast, rod and line control are crucial. This is especially challenging for the beginner whose muscle memory...
My Spey Debacle/Two Handed Conundrum
By Brian Kozminski I am a newbie. As in I have only cast a two handed rod a few times for Steelhead on the lower Manistee River. Completely foreign and looking to establish at least some credibility in the Spey Casting World of Fly Rods. I have...
RIO INTOUCH SCANDI 3D: Review
The RIO Intouch Scandi 3D is an awesome tool for catching steelhead and other species. On a recent trip to the Deschutes River for steelhead, we faced some challenging conditions. The weather was unstable, making for some windy afternoons and some cranky fish. Sink tips and...