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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... 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 ...

NEWAYGO, MI -- If there's anything else in the world that Simon Gawesworth would rather be doing than Spey-casting instruction, he's not telling anyone about it. With a smile on his face and a ...

• Castaway Fly Shop ( castawayflyfishingshop.com),1114 North 4th St. in Coeur d’Alene, has two casual freebie activities to help fly fishers improve: Two-hand Tuesdays: Casting practice with Spey or ...

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 ...

Jason Harmon wouldn't fish for trout with a 10-foot pole. He prefers a 20-footer. Harmon, a fly fishing guide on the White River below Bull Shoals Dam, casts to a different drummer when he's after ...

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 ...