Cool Spey fishing tips for beginners and advanced Spey fishers alike! I ran across this spey fisher-person tip today and thought it was really slick. I never gave it that much thought, I just haphazardly do what I have to to get my Spey rods to the next destination and sometimes creates a small cluster. I’m […]
Southern California Spey Casting Tournament
There is going to be a big Spey Clave, Tournament, shindig at the Long Beach Casting Club where it is really nice and warm and all of the water is in liquid form. Here is some info about the Spey clave and tourament: The water depth will be 2 feet. LBCC wishes to thank the following […]
Swinging flies for Winter Trout: Updated!
Heres a couple more to add to the collection! Start at 0:00 Don’t forget about THESE! Streamer tactics from last year!
Skagit Casting Techniques for Beginners and Advanced Spey Casters.
In the above Video, I will share my version of three Skagit casting techniques, including the dreaded Perry Poke, which when performed properly on the Deschutes, has been know to scare Atlantic Salmon as far away as Denmark. Most recently the Perry Poke has been made popular by Ed Ward, the Skagit Casting legend. Skagit Double […]
Best fly fishing Combo under $100 may be the best fly rod combo under $200
Not that I go around trying every inexpensive fly fishing combo in the world in order to find the very best possible, but I do think I’ve found a winner. Watch the following video to see why I like the Cortland Fairplay fly fishing outfit. Last Summer I picked up a Cortland Fairplay 8′ 5/6 […]
Learning to Cast left Handed using Pantomime Techniques
If you are new to casting with your nondominant hand, or wanting to try a new cast, one good way of introducing your uncooperative body to the idea without harming oneself is to try pantomime casting. Any stick will do. In this video, I use the bottom section of a two-handed rod to illustrate the […]
Rio Skagit Mow Tips as Skagit lines (shooting heads) for Short rods.
Last Summer I picked up a Cortland Fairplay 8′ 5/6 fly rod at Walmart. You can’t order these things online through Walmart but you can find them at some of the larger stores if you’re lucky. I was pleasantly surprised with the rod’s performance. Of Course, the components on a 30 dollar fly rod are […]
Review: Tom Larimer Skagit Revolution
First of all Tom Larimer is not an “out and around” Ed Ward type of Skagit caster. That is good because he has his own style of Skagit casting that is a little more akin to conventional spey casting that could be construed as similar to Modern Scandi casting using waterborne anchors. To me, his […]
The Difference Between Scandi and Underhand Styles of Casting
What is the difference between Scandi and Underhand Casting? First, I would like to thank Llandogo who had this to say about my Underhand casting Goran Anderson style Video: I have used the underhand style of casting for many years and your interpretation is excellent. I would like to make a few comments though. […]
The Best, Cheapest, Favorite Mono Running lines: Use and Disposal
My favorite cheap running line is Berkley Big Game Ultragreen #40lbs test. Its cheap and shoots great. It sinks though, but for the price thats not a deal breaker. It requires good stretching just like the more expensive Varivas Airs which doesn’t sink as much and shoots like crazy. Varivas AIRS, a monofilament line has […]