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 in the 21st century. In this installment we visit with Dana Sturn, founder of Speypages.com, defender of the Thompson, and we relive his son’s first steelhead. Tell us something […]
A One In A Million Fly
For Hap, it was always a numbers game…
New Book Review: Managed Extinction by Rick Williams and Jim Lichatowich
A new book by Rick Williams, PHD and the late Jim Lichatowich is a call to arms, but it’s nothing personal, and it’s full of reason for hope for wild salmon and steelhead in the PNW.
Episode 137 – Will Bush
For the first episode of the new year I’m talking with Will Bush. We discuss growing up fishing, getting into coho, dry lines, deep wading, Spey-o-rama’s humbling effects, lots of fly tying, brown water, and the sobering effects of jet boats.
The Very Best of Swing The Fly In 2024
Your favorite articles and videos from Swing The Fly in 2024.
Episode 136 – Duncan of Green Gables
Tis the season for a holiday treat and as such I’m joined by my friend Duncan Gasiewicz. We have a great chat about hanging out in the Grand Tetons as a kid, fly tying and deer hair, how great the producer is, competition casting and competing with yourself, visual learning, long lines, wartime correspondences, tailing […]
Conservation Corner: What Should Come Next For Washington’s Wild Steelhead?
A recent Seattle Times article highlighted issues impacting our state fish.
Episode 135 – Brian Styskal
This week I’m joined by Brian Styskal. We get to talking about his introduction to fly fishing with his grandfather on horseback, racecars, reels, rods, lines, and gear hoarding, learing and the value of video, ice dams and fish genetics, inefficients fun, and we even contemplate golf amongst so much more.
Icons – Adrian Cortes
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 – in the 21st century. In this installment we visit with Adrian Cortes, champion of the GreaseLiner, critical care nurse, and part-time ice cream trader. Your early childhood was […]
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Icons – Rick Kustich
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 in the 21st century. In this installment we visit with Rick Kustich, a pioneer of swinging flies in the Great Lakes region, an author of multiple flyfishing books, and a huge fan […]
B.T.S & S.B.S. : The Creeper
Steve Szeliga shares a bit of the Behind-The-Scenes and then Step-by-Step how to tie his Creeper pattern variant, inspired by Mike Papais