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Spey 101: What’s The Deal With Polyleaders?
SPEY 101

Spey 101: What’s The Deal With Polyleaders?

by Zack Williams

Most importantly: What are they good at? And what aren’t they good at?

August 18, 2025 by Zack WilliamsTagged polyleader, spey 101
On Sport Fishing
West Coast

On Sport Fishing

by Sam Rocha

What are the origins and development of this way of sporting way of speaking about angling?

August 18, 2025 by Sam RochaTagged Ethics, Roderick Haig-Brown
Lady Gray
International

Lady Gray

by Thomas Woelfle

The rise of a gray here is soft, smooth and tender, a kiss from the surface.

August 18, 2025 by Thomas Woelfle
Photos: Spey Nation 2025
Great Lakes

Photos: Spey Nation 2025

by Daniel Ritz

Three days of spey community, education, and demonstration on the Salmon River in New York.

August 12, 2025 by Daniel RitzTagged spey nation
Episode 149 – George Sylvestre

Episode 149 – George Sylvestre

by Richard C. Harrington

On this week’s episode I’m talking with George Sylvestre. We get to talking about his start to fishing shadowing his grandfather, questionable college priorities, his time in the army, his entry to two handed casting, spey and saltwater, boats, some guy called Coop, guiding, and the Cape Cod School of Satlwater Fly Fishing.

August 12, 2025 by Richard C. HarringtonTagged the River Rambler
Episode 148 – Amanda Chapman

Episode 148 – Amanda Chapman

by Richard C. Harrington

Amanda Chapman is joining me for this week’s episode. We discuss social media and it’s intricacies, fly tying being her entry to fishing, the importance of being in the moment, catching her first steelhead, people’s desire for the fly “that works,” fish personalites, cutthroats, her tournament casting, claves, and so much more.

July 29, 2025 by Richard C. HarringtonTagged the River Rambler
Event: Spey Nation 2025

Event: Spey Nation 2025

by Rick Kustich

Spey Nation returns Aug. 8-10 at Douglaston Salmon Run on the lower Salmon River in New York.

July 24, 2025 by Rick KustichTagged Spey Nation 2025
Episode 147 – The Rogue Spey Clave

Episode 147 – The Rogue Spey Clave

by Richard C. Harrington

This week I’m joined by Dax Messett and Jon Hazlett, the organizers and hosts of the Rogue Spey Clave. We talk about their decision to start it, a friendly coups, all of the amazing guests that will be presenting, from casting to tying demonstrations, the raffle with some pretty heavy hitters that will be there, […]

July 15, 2025 by Richard C. HarringtonTagged the River Rambler
Conservation Corner: Proposal to sell public lands is off the table
Conservation

Conservation Corner: Proposal to sell public lands is off the table

by Greg Fitz, Trout Unlimited West Coast Communications Director

A statement from Trout Unlimited regarding a controversial provision to sell millions of acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management that was pulled from the Senate budget reconciliation bill.

July 2, 2025 by Greg Fitz, Trout Unlimited West Coast Communications DirectorTagged Conservation
Episode 146 – Isaac Sebastian, Elijah Haak, Anders Martenson

Episode 146 – Isaac Sebastian, Elijah Haak, Anders Martenson

by Richard C. Harrington

After a slightly longer than expected hiatus post cross country move the River Rambler is back and this week I’m joined by a trio. Isaac Sebastian, Anders Martinson, and Elijah Haak talk with me all about coercing each other to guide in Alaska, learing in the Arctic Circle, finding out you live next to Corey […]

June 24, 2025 by Richard C. HarringtonTagged the River Rambler
Episode 145 – Josh Schwartz

Episode 145 – Josh Schwartz

by Richard C. Harrington

This week I’m talking with Josh Schwartz of Travel Creel. We talk about his childhood on Long Island and his grandmother introducing him to fishing, grief and his decision to enter the culinary world, working for David Bouley and NYC biking, his time at the French Laundry, his first fly fishing experience, his time in […]

May 13, 2025 by Richard C. HarringtonTagged the River Rambler
Photo Gallery: 2025 Sandy River Spey Clave
West Coast

Photo Gallery: 2025 Sandy River Spey Clave

by Daniel Ritz

An open source gallery focused on the Faces of the 2025 Sandy River Spey Clave.

May 13, 2025 by Daniel RitzTagged Sandy River Spey Clave

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