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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Fly-fishing is fun because it’s hard. Yes, anyone can buy some spinning gear and hurl PowerBait into a ...

The reel balanced nicely against the 3-weight trout Spey rod in my hands and I stripped a couple feet of line off the arbor of the reel. First, cast short, I reminded myself. Don’t wade in fast. The ...

Spey equipment isn't hard to find. Wade said Spey-type leaders typically have a larger butt than standard trout leaders, but he finds a regular 9-foot trout leader on an 8x rod "will fish dries or ...

In the beginning, I had a classic Zebco 202 spin-cast combo, and it was good. At least, good enough for 5-year-old me. But I've owned many types of fishing rods since I was a freckle-faced boy who ...

The Spokane River remains fishable except for the lower river below Hangman Creek, which is off-color from heavy rains. Elsewhere, throwing streamers on the Trout Spey has been the most productive, ...

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 ...

The rise of Spey fishing is generating new interest in making Spey casts with single-handed rods. After all, being able to cast without a back cast opens up a lot of new fishing possibilities. Spey ...