MOUNT VERNON — A group of hardy fly fishermen took to the icy banks of the Skagit River one recent morning to try their hands at Spey casting. And, maybe as a by-product of their endeavors, hook a ...

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 ...

The biggest thing in fly-fishing since nylon leaders, fly lines made with something other than silk, and graphite fly rods is a new casting technique that allows long, precise casts without the usual ...

Spey casting was developed in Scotland as a way to make long casts to fish on big rivers with little room to backcast. The name for the sport comes from the River Spey, where the technique originated ...

It required 150 years, give or take, allowing for memory lapses from too much single malt, for the stylized casting technique to travel from the River Spey to mainstream fly-fishing America. But like ...

NEWAYGO, MI -- As the reel spins to life and a brightly-colored steelhead explodes through the surface of the water, the technique you're using to connect with that finned frenzy can make all the ...

The River Spey in Scotland has high banks and is lined by trees, a fisherman’s nightmare. In the 1800s, fly-fishermen were at odds with the terrain, knowing big Atlantic salmon were there for the ...

Matt Jordan, of Gnesen Township, rips his line across the water while demonstrating the technique of casting with a small spey rod. The annual Brule Spey Day is set for Sept. 9 with demonstrations, ...

While fly fishing the Missouri River a few years ago, a friend of mine — close enough to be funny and frank at the same time — called from upstream and said, “Did anyone ever mention you cast like an ...

The biggest thing in fly-fishing since nylon leaders, fly lines made with something other than silk, and graphite fly rods is a new casting technique that allows long, precise casts without the usual ...