Coming Soon:

In late September -- Fishing the Swung Fly -- the 2024 membership book!

Swing the Fly

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!

Conservation

Brought to you by Patagonia logo

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.


Fly Tying

Atlantic Salmon

  • 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

International

Brought to you by:


Spey Casting


Trout Spey

  • 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

  • A Swing The Fly Tribute To Lani Waller
    A tribute to the late Lani Waller by friend Rick Kustich
  • 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."