If you’re missing an oar lock, we might have an idea where it is. Another Off-The-Cuff casting tip from Bruce.
STF Contributors Share Their Favorite ‘Swing’ Books
Swing the Fly asked our contributors to tell us about their favorite spey and/or fly books that made a difference in their enjoyment of our sport. We received a lot of responses – no surprise there. As a disclaimer, since several of you mentioned Zack’s book, I wanted to say that he wasn’t too keen… […]
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.
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 holds dear.
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 in the anchor – the 2 Ps …
ICONS: R.B. Meiser Fly Rods (Bob Meiser, Steve Godshall, Nick Moses)
The next day, Nick was like Zen and the Art of the Swing, just zoning, his karma dialed into the cosmos, the steelhead were entering his reality, and he f***ing got it.
Controlling Running Line
One of the key aspects of modern Spey casting is that great distance can be attained by casting the head with enough speed and force to pull the running line that has been stripped from the reel through the guides of the rod. Practicing the forward Spey provides the perfect time to work on shooting […]
Icons: Whitney Gould
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 Whitney Gould, a World Fly Casting Champion. Whitney is also the developer of virtual and in-person casting instruction through The Gould Standard.
Casting with Joe
“Hey, look at what I got today,” Joe said. And he rushed to bring out two new bamboo rods—big rods—one 13 feet long, the other 15 feet. These were overhead casting rods (not spey rods) for an upcoming Atlantic salmon fishing trip with Bing Crosby to the Cockermouth Castle Estate in England for an episode of ABC’s The American Sportsman.
Kruk’s Spey Casting Secrets II: Line Follows Rod Tip
He’s back here in 2023 with a 1-part follow up to the popular series from 2022.
Teaser: Kruk’s Spey Casting Secrets II
Coming in a couple weeks for Swing the Fly members: Bruce expands on “Line Follows Rod Tip”