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 ...

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 ...

Not so long ago, most fly-fishers probably thought the only kind of rods that required two hands to cast were spinning or bait-casting rigs — and big ones, at that. A fly rod was cast with one hand, ...

The rise of Spey fishing is generating new interest in making Spey casts with single-handed rods. After all, being able to cast without a back cast opens up a lot of new fishing possibilities. Spey ...

Luminaries of the spey casting world will gather at the Lenore Rest Stop along the Clearwater River at 9 a.m. Saturday to revel in all things associated with two-handed fly rods and fishing for the ...

Any angler who happened to see Matt Jordan on the Lester River on Tuesday afternoon might have wondered what he was doing. He appeared to be steelhead fishing. That much was true. But the way the ...

Longer casts mean more water - and more fish - for a steelhead fly angler. So it's no surprise that many who fish on the Lower Deschutes are using 12- to 15-foot spey rods, with which they can cast ...

CRAIG – The fly line traced the edge of the water as Whitney Gould found the precise angle, hitting her anchor point and ripping a two-handed cast across the Missouri River in a cloud of mist. The ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. CRAIG – The fly line traced the edge of the water as Whitney Gould found the precise angle, ...