Our buddy George Cook is back with another great post on the finer points of all things spey. George is the Northwest rep for Sage, Redington, and RIO (along with other leading outdoor brands). He’s also been a dedicated spey bum for more years than we care to ask! Today’s topic? Understanding grain weights and how they…
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Spey Fishing – Watch How Your Fly Lands
When swinging flies for salmon and steelhead, we talk a lot about the importance of ‘fly profile,’ the broadside silhouette the fly takes on while in the water. Many fly tyers go to great lengths trying to achieve a desired profile, and it is this idea that has stemmed many modern steelhead and salmon patterns….
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Spey Fishing – The ‘Engaged Fly’
Ever wondered whether your fly is swinging at the right depth, at the right speed, or even in the right water for the quarry at hand? We receive comments all the time about how or where the fly should be traveling when swinging for anadramous species, and for good reason.. It’s tough! Thanks to long-time spey-guru…
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Winston’s New Microspey Trout Rods – Video From Alaska West
Last week, Winston Fly Rod Co. went live with their new website, complete with hi-res photos, videos, and everything else that is good. With it, they released a video showcasing their new series of two-handed ‘Microspey’ trout rods in action. Why are we telling you this? Aside from the fact that these are some of…
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Fishwest on Andros South
Our good friends at Fishwest have been hosting trips to Andros South for years now. JC Weeks from Fishwest put together a really good truthful account of what it’s like to visit us – to get the goods, click right here to check out JC’s write up on Andros South on the Fishwest blog….
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A Bonefish Honeymoon
We recently had the delight of spending time with our good friend (and newlywed), George Cook and his lovely wife Jennifer while on their honeymoon at Andros South. George was kind enough to share the highlights of his trip with us and we thought we’d share it with you too! Thanks to George and Jen for…
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Spey Casting – Top 3 Casting Faults
We do a lot of spey casting at our lodges, and in turn a lot of spey casting instruction. When working with anglers on their casting, we tend to see many of the same casting faults while making the transition from single hand fly casting to spey casting. Here are the 3 most common spey…
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10 Popular Posts from 2009
Every once in a while we like to run a ‘Roundup’ post that really hits our archive – with links to articles that we wrote more than a year or two ago. Lots of you have started reading our stuff just in the last couple of years, and we wouldn’t want you to miss out…
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Top 6 Spey Casting Videos
Over the past few years we’ve posted a bunch of videos about spey casting. Here are our 6 most popular. Have a look – you never know when you’ll pick up a tidbit or two! NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the videos on our web…
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Top Posts You Haven’t Read, But Should
Yeah, we know – after a few years of 6 or 7 posts a week, it can be hard to keep all the content on our blog. Today we present you with a list of 7 posts that we think you should read, but judging by our traffic numbers, you probably haven’t. You Haven’t Read…
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