Then you cast a little downstream, like they say on the Deneki blog.” Photo: Cameron Miller
We do lot of spey fishing at Alaska West and BC West, so we’ve got quite a few posts related to spey fishing on this blog, many of which are among our most popular. It seemed like a good idea to create a summary page that organizes our spey posts a bit. We’ll keep this page updated when we add posts related to spey fishing, and we’ll maintain a link to this page over on our right-hand column.
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So here you have it – all our posts related to spey fishing!
Tips and Advice
- Top 6 Spey Casting Videos
- Spey Line Recommendations
- Keep Your Hands Close
- Intermediate Tips and You
- Prevent Rod Mating
- Use Your Bottom Hand Throughout Your Cast
- Don’t Cast Too Far
- Pinch Loops in Your Top Hand
- Rotate Your Rod – Shooting Line
- Bottom Hand vs. Top Hand
- Watch the D Loop
- Slack is the Enemy
- Loops vs. Coils Demonstration
- Hand Position
- Try Some Rubber Tape
- It’s All About the Sweep
- Setting Up for the Sweep
- Start With a Lift
- Wade Shallow and Relax
- Snap T-C Spey Basics – Video
- Running Line – Video on Holding Loops
- Cast, Then Step – Video on Fly Presentation
- Video Tips on Anchor Placement
- Polyleaders
- 10 Tips – Swinging Flies For Kings
- Making T-14 Tips
- Dean River Steelhead Flies – 5 Favorites
- 5 Flies For Kings On The Kanektok
- Managing Running Line – 3 Simple Tips
- The Honorable Foot
- Why We Like Spey Casting
- Spey Instruction at Alaska West
- Steelhead In Low Water – 5 Tips
- Steelhead In High Water – 5 Tips
- Switch Rods – Why You Should Try One
- Spey Lines for Switch Rods
- Get the Right Line for Your Spey Rod
- Pull Hard
- Traveling with Spey Rods
- Keeping Sinktips Organized
Gear Reviews
- Sage 7126-4 ONE Review
- Sage 8136-4 ONE Review
- ECHO3 7130 – Why We Like It
- ECHO King Review
- Sage 10130-4 ONE Review
- Pieroway Metal Detector King Rod Review
- Airflo Rage Compact Head
- Sage Rods for the Dean
- Sage TCX Switch Rods Review
- Airflo Skagit Switch Review
- Sage Rods for the Dean
- Scott King Rod Review
- Scott King Rod Re-Review
- Rio Skagit MOW Tips
- Scott Fiberhammer
- Sage 7126-4 TCX
- Rio Skagit Flight Review
- Sage 5110-4 Z-Axis
- Sage 5126-4 Z-Axis
- Sage 8134-4 Z-Axis
- Running Line Roundup
- Airflo Skagit Compact
- Sage 7136-4 Z-Axis
- Skagit Master 2
- Sage 6119-4 TCX Switch Rod Review
- Airflo Skagit Intermediate
- Depthfinding with the Airflo Skagit Intermediate
- Airflo Sinktip System
- Really Heavy Skagit Heads
Expert Advice
- Switch Rods, Scandi Heads and Polyleaders
- Simple Advice from Dec Hogan
- Sinktip Selection Through A King Season – George Cook
- Skagit Master – Ed Ward
- Talking Salmon To A Steelheader – Jason Koertge
Expert Rigs for Steelhead
- Ken Morrish’s Steelhead Rig
- Dana Sturn’s Steelhead Rig
- John Hazel’s Steelhead Rig
- Adam Tavender’s Steelhead Rig
- Tom Larimer’s Steelhead Rig
- Scott Baker-McGarva’s Steelhead Rig
- Jeff Hickman’s Steelhead Rig
Expert Rigs for Kings
- Whitney Gould’s King Rig
- Tom Larimer’s King Rig
- Ed Ward’s King Rig
- Dec Hogan’s King Rig
- Brian Niska’s King Rig
- Michael White’s King Rig
- Charles St. Pierre’s King Rig
- George Cook’s King Rig
- George Cook’s King Quiver
- Jeff Hickman’s King Rig
Trout Spey
- Spey and Switch Fishing for Trout – An Update
- Trout Spey – Why
- Trout Spey – Gear
- Trout Spey – Tactics
- Michael White’s Trout Switch Rig
- Two Handers in Colorado?
Other Guest Posts
- Brian Niska – Metal Detector Spey Series
- Dec Hogan – When It All Comes Together
- Dana Sturn – It Doesn’t Take Many Chinooks
- Greg Thomas On Fresh Fish
- Jeff Hickman’s First On The Dean
- Charles St. Pierre On The Kanektok, Reels And A Big One
- Jeff Hickman – Look Ma, Both Hands!
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hey I guide in MI an am thinkin about switching over to Loop products, I mainly use switch rods or shorter speys for all my fishing Just wondering if U guys ever use Loop Spey or switch rods? I’m wondering if you guys have any experience with the opti switch 6-8wts & tried out the new Loop cross 1 12ft 7wt Spey? I just bought the 6wt opti switch for throwing big may flies at giant MI brownies during the may fly hatch, I bought a Scandi compact head for top water apps. Any advise or knowledge or experience with these rods would be greatly appreciated.
@Ojibwehunter Loop rods are great and are a common site at both BC West and Alaska West. In fact that 6 weight switch you just purchased would be perfect for fishing mice patterns for rainbow Trout on the Kanektok and Arolik rivers this summer. I will be there myself the first two weeks in July chucking the mouse and swinging for sea bright Kings. The new S1 Cross 12′ #7 is a very nice rod well suited for a variety of fisheries. It is heavy enough for Dean river Steelhead and Alaskan Chum Salmon yet wouldn’t be out of place swinging flesh patterns for Rainbows on the lower Kanektok.
BUILDING MY FIRST SPEY ROD A 14 FOOT 9/10 WIEGHT DOES ANYONE HAVE A RECIPE FOR ONE OF THEM ?
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