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 ...

CLINTON – Snow spit from the sky and a raw wind carried water spray along the wide stretches of the Clark Fork River as Simon Gawesworth taught the finer points of Spey casting on Sunday. Despite the ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Not long ago, it was rare to see anyone fishing the Salmon River with a two-handed rod, but that’s changing. Two-handers, often referred to as Spey rods, are becoming a common sight along the river.

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, ...

Zach Brooks (above) points out that fishing with a spey, or two-handed fly rod has its advantages. “You can cast farther and cover more territory, handle bigger fish — and just the casting is more fun ...

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 ...