ICONS: Bob Clay
Get to know Bob Clay, acclaimed Riverwatch bamboo rod builder, guardian of the Kispiox, and explorer of new waters.
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: Bike Pedals and the Snake Roll
Bruce Kruk compares setting up your Snake Roll to using your bike pedals as hands. -
Off The Cuff With Kapitan Kruk: Three Good Things For A Good Spey Cast
Bruce Kruk reminds us of three things to make a part of every cast. -
Achieving Proper Water Tension (in your anchor)
The anchor is formed during the sweep phase of the spey cast. There are two variables to our sweep that affect the amount of tension… -
Spey Terminology and Rigging
Entering into the world of Spey and a swung fly can be daunting. The terminology and various equipment/rigging options act as a deterrent or even…
Conservation
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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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Conservation Corner: Clearwater Daze
A PAIR OF GREAT LAKES SPEY ANGLERS SHARE THEIR LOVE FOR IDAHO’S CLEARWATER RIVER, ITS BIG STEELHEAD, AND THEIR SUPPORT FOR BREACHING THE LOWER SNAKE… -
Klamath reconnected: The four dams are gone
This Conservation Corner was originally published by Swing The Fly conservation partner Trout Unlimited on Aug. 28th and can be seen in it's original form… -
Two Hand Hardware Kickstarts Collaboration To Fund Winchester Dam Removal
A unique partnership between Two Hand Hardware, The Steamboaters, Native Fish Society, Swing The Fly, James Samsel and RIchard Harrington to fund the removal of… -
Connect Protect: Pull together for what we love.
A new campaign from Swing The Fly Conservation partners Patagonia
Fly Tying
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The Picasse: B.T.S & B.T.S
How to tie Steve's variant of the Picasse, and why he's always carrying a few in his wallet for winter dry line fishing. -
B.T.S & S.B.S: The Tricolor Dee
Learn when the Tricolor dee is the call, and how to tie it in-hand and on the vise. -
B.T.S & S.B.S: Michael Rogan’s Deadly Bobber
Steve Szeliga shares a fine story and how to tie Michael Rogan's Deadly Bobber. -
The Platte River Spider
"Life moves quickly and you never know which fishing trip will be the last with your buddy. Call them and make plans to get out…
Atlantic Salmon
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Luck Is Never Far Away
It's early October in eastern Canada. A misty drizzle gives the air a pregnant, mysterious quality. My guide and I carefully are driving along a… -
Icons: Simon Gawesworth
Icons, a web series from Swing the Fly, looks at the most influential figures in spey casting and swinging flies from North America and beyond… -
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… -
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…
Great Lakes
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Playing in the Mud
Rick Kustich gives us hope when the water turns muddy. Check out this article and perhaps you will have new strategies when other fly fishers… -
Two-Handed Overhead Casting for Musky
For a number of years before I took to the two-hander for musky, my fishing partner Nick Pionessa utilized two hand casting to effectively deliver… -
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. -
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!
International
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Coming Out
Our favorite Italian contributor contemplates his single speyophile snobbery -
Swing The Fly Hosted Trip: Las Buitreras Lodge, Rio Gallegos, Argentina – March 2025
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An Argentine Adventure
In many ways, the seed of this trip had been planted over 40 years ago. -
Icons: Simon Gawesworth
Icons, a web series from Swing the Fly, looks at the most influential figures in spey casting and swinging flies from North America and beyond…
Spey Casting
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Tim Arsenault Wins 2024 Spey-O-Rama
Swing The Fly takes a deep dive on Tim Arsenault's hard-earned Spey-O-Rama victory -
Off The Cuff With Kapitan Kruk: Three Good Things For A Good Spey Cast
Bruce Kruk reminds us of three things to make a part of every cast.
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Two Claves ~ A September Journey
Join Steven Bird as he recreates the summer spey claves from last year. Find out about the inner workings of Bruce Kruk and what he… -
Achieving Proper Water Tension (in your anchor)
The anchor is formed during the sweep phase of the spey cast. There are two variables to our sweep that affect the amount of tension…
Trout Spey
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Vacuuming The Blue Line
Steven Bird revisits days of old, and the often overlooked success of swinging the small water. -
The Dog Days of Caddis
"What's old, is new again." Dan Gates dissects working caddis flies. -
Alaskan Trout Spey
Alaska-based contributor Oliver Ancans walks us through why spey may be the way for (almost) year-round fun in the 49th state. -
The Platte River Spider
"Life moves quickly and you never know which fishing trip will be the last with your buddy. Call them and make plans to get out…
West Coast
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A Swing The Fly Tribute To Lani Waller
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ICONS: Rich Simms
Icons, a web series from Swing the Fly, looks at the most influential figures in spey casting and swinging flies from North America and beyond… -
Beautiful Bycatch
Often a dirty word, Ancans rethinks the undesirables. -
Into it. (Intuit)
"Habitually trusting that feeling that things will happen as they are intended provides a solid foundation for peace on the water and frankly, more fun."
