Fly rods have their limitations, one of which is that they are not good for long casts on streams where there is a lot of current. Yet, the Scots were undaunted by these challenges. They experimented ...

Anyone who’s fished the Salmon River more than a few times knows better than to be surprised by what they might see. A mid-river fistfight, a salmon swimming in a flooded parking lot, a spectacular ...

Not so long ago, most fly-fishers probably thought the only kind of rods that required two hands to cast were spinning or bait-casting rigs — and big ones, at that. A fly rod was cast with one hand, ...

Traditional Spey fishing is closely associated with steelhead, salmon, and big rivers. It's a popular fly fishing technique in the Pacific Northwest that requires long rods, special lines, and ...

Salmon enthusiasts will be delighted to learn of a new book on fly-tying available in time for Christmas. Shrimp and Spey Flies for Salmon by Chris Mann and Robert Gillespie is a comprehensive ...

Flyfishing with a spey rod on the Salmon River. Zack Brooks, of Pittsford, shows Outdoors Editor David Figura how to flyfish using a spey rod on the Salmon River. The two-handed rod is much longer ...

For many anglers, the arrival of winter ushers in a season of rest and recovery. But for those of us who pursue steelhead, winter is not the time for taking a break. It’s a time to spend long days on ...

The River Spey, famous worldwide as one of the “Big Four” Salmon rivers in Scotland, is most well known as the birthplace of the Spey cast. While this iconic two-handed cast is an important part of ...

Scotland's great sporting river provides the setting for the new film 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen'. Jim White fluffs his casts but revels in the surroundings. There I was, five hours into my first ...

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