Spey
Running Line Roundup
Running line from above Photo: Cameron Miller As you've probably noticed, since we do a lot of spey fishing for king salmon and steelhead at Alaska West and BC West,...
Spey Fishing for Trout, Part 2 – Gear
Workin' the little rod on the Arolik. Photo: Cameron Miller UPDATE: Thanks for checking out this post in 2009. By 2012 spey fishing for trout had changed a bit, so...
Spey Fishing for Trout, Part 1 – Why
Dec Hogan covers the Arolik, bank-to-bank. Photo: Cameron Miller Over the past few years, spey casting has become the method of choice in most fisheries around the world that involve...
Managing Running Line – 3 Simple Tips
Neat, tangle-free loops. Photo: Cameron Miller At Alaska West and BC West, we do a lot fishing with spey rods. There are a bunch of reasons that we like spey...
Making T-14 Tips
"And then you color the front loop with a black Sharpie..." Photo: Cameron Miller When we fish the Kanektok and the Dean for kings and steelhead, most of the time...
Why We Like Spey Casting
An angler covers a lot of water without hurting his shoulders. Photo: Cameron Miller When it comes to fishing for kings on the Kanektok, or fishing for steelhead on the...
Sage 8134-4 Z-Axis
Similar but different. Last year Sage released the 8129-4 Z-Axis spey rod, and it quickly became a popular choice for anglers looking for a powerful, versatile rod in a somewhat...
Steelhead Rig Roundup
Gear matters. Over the past couple of weeks, we've done a series of posts on how some expert steelhead anglers rig themselves when they fish two-handed rods for steelhead on...
