
Adding Movement to the Swung Fly
Controlling fly speed and depth through casting angle and line manipulation typically provides the presentation enhancements that result in success.
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Spey 101
Building a basic understanding of Spey casting, including techniques, equipment, terminology, and history. All Spey 101 content is free to view for non-members. Learn and Enjoy!
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Off the Cuff with Kapitan Kruk: Hands in Front
Kaptain Kanudia talks hand position.
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Top 10 Swung Fly Presentation Mistakes
Swinging a fly is a simple technique – when it’s done right. But, in truth, there’s also a lot that can go wrong and harm…
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Coming Next Week: Bruce Kruk video series begins
We'll launch the first instructional episode of the Bruce Kruk series next week, Aug. 11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0SoZ1emsJc
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“Circling Up” in Spey Casting
If we have an anchor that is pointing towards our target and provides the proper amount of water tension (e.g. our leader or sink tip…
Conservation
Passing on healthy rivers and fish populations to the next generation is a responsibility all swung fly anglers must be committed to. Keep tabs here on the latest news from our conservation partners and learn how you can help.
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Costa partners with Swing the Fly
You'll notice that Swing the Fly only works with companies that walk the walk when it comes to conservation of our fish. Costa epitomizes that,…
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A Pathway for Permit
This isn't a swung fly story, but it's narrated by Flip Pallot and sponsored by one of Swing the Fly's sponsors, Costa. We think it's…
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Korkers Teams Up with Trout Unlimited to Advance Permanent Protections for Bristol Bay
Korkers has designed a limited edition pair of Devil’s Canyon fishing boots with Trout Unlimited to raise awareness and support the permanent protections for Bristol…
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Indifly at Wind River
Indifly: Wind River ReservationSince its inception, Costa has been a part of Indifly and its mission to help indigenous communities develop sustainable local economies +…
Atlantic Salmon
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Episode 66 – David Bishop
https://www.spreaker.com/user/11272357/episode-066 I got the chance to speak with David Bishop this week. Listen in as we discuss fishing at two-years-old, the beauty of casting, working…
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The Last Salmon
I sometimes feel as if Angler #1 (Dry Fly Guy) is perched on my left shoulder and Angler #2 (Bottom Ranger) sits on my right…
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Terminal Thinking
Terminal thinking seems especially prevalent as we contemplate the changes to our lives in a post-COVID-19 world. It’s a tough time to be a swinger…
Great Lakes
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Adding Movement to the Swung Fly
Controlling fly speed and depth through casting angle and line manipulation typically provides the presentation enhancements that result in success.
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Spey Casting Class with Rick Kustich & Topher Browne!
Don't miss this one of a kind opportunity to improve your casting with Rick and Topher!
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Outfitters North
"It's great to see the fly fishing community putting more of a focus on us as Great Lakes steelheaders and designing these products for the…
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Sink-Tip Leaders
How long should the distance be between the end of the sinking tip or sinking leader and the fly?
International
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An Adventure in Argentina
Southern Patagonia is known for its windy days.
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The P.T. Slow Swing
So simple and so effective, I cannot say how often it‘s saved my day, from my rivers at home, to along the classic rivers in…
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The Green Machine and the Rio Grande
Last January, Michael and I finally stood on the banks of the Rio Grande in Tierra del Fuego. Like always, we booked on a relatively…
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Skjern Å: A Real Life Fairy Tale
Like the ugly duckling from Hans Christian Andersen’s famous fairy tale, there is a hint of metaphor in my small story about a “ditch” that,…
Spey Casting
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Whitney Gould’s Single Spey
Here's how a 7-time Spey-O-Rama world champion does a single spey. UPDATE: The Swing the Fly community raised about $2500 in less than 24 hours…
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Linespeed Jedi Exclusive: Body
Our buddy Tim Rawlins is back with another exclusive vid; this time with some helpful tips on how and why to incorporate more body into…
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Tension is everything
The first cast that most people feel they really get a hold of is usually the snake roll….the reason being that it is a continuous…
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Off the Cuff with Kapitan Kruk: Hands in Front
Kaptain Kanudia talks hand position.
Trout Spey
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Adding Movement to the Swung Fly
Controlling fly speed and depth through casting angle and line manipulation typically provides the presentation enhancements that result in success.
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Pick Your Water
Our guide felt that anglers are more successful if they stick to one type of water and fish it well instead of trying to fish…
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Hatches: Spotted Sedge
Spotted sedge (Hydropsyche), with at least 25 sub-species in the West, as well as Midwestern and Eastern counterparts (all very similar), could be considered one…
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Opening Day: An Ode to the Firehole
Of all the famed water available in Yellowstone, the Firehole is just about as pleasant as fly fishing gets.
West Coast
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Guide Gossip #10: Dealing with Pressure
How can you better your odds, when the odds are against you? I always think creatively and have a positive attitude, and that seems to…
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Mossy’s Fly Shop: Addiction to the Swing
Mossy's Fly Shop provides two-handed expertise in the heart of Alaska
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Guide Gossip #9: Setting the Hook
hearing your reel scream and telling yourself, “Be patient…be patient”? I have heard it as “the 10 second rule” or “wait for 3 seconds” or…
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Spirituality and Steelhead in the Aleutians
On that day, a fisherman was born; if it has fins and swims, I want to cast a fly in its direction and see what…