The spey rod helped Turek make a 90-degree switch in the casting direction of the fly line, a difficult task with a fly rod. "You could do somewhat the same thing with a conventional fly rod by making ...

Traditional Spey fishing is closely associated with steelhead, salmon, and big rivers. It's a popular fly fishing technique in the Pacific Northwest that requires long rods, special lines, and ...

“If you’ve never tried casting a two-handed fly rod, go to your local fly fishing shop and wiggle a few spey or switch rods and talk to someone who knows how it’s done,” said Pribanic, who opened ...

Not long ago, it was rare to see anyone fishing the Salmon River with a two-handed rod, but that’s changing. Two-handers, often referred to as Spey rods, are becoming a common sight along the river.

Sage is mostly known for their fly rods, deservedly so, but they have a history of building and collaborating with some great reel makers and turn out some exceptional reels. If you are in the market ...

The River Spey, famous worldwide as one of the “Big Four” Salmon rivers in Scotland, is most well known as the birthplace of the Spey cast. While this iconic two-handed cast is an important part of ...

Being somewhat freewheeling in nature, Spey Nation, the two-handed fly-rod fishing conclave along the Salmon River in June, doesn’t take attendance. Even so, it was plain to see that this year’s event ...