"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
- 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 Rods for the Dean
- Sage TCX Switch Rods Review
- Airflo Skagit Switch Review
- Sage Rods for the Dean
- Scott King Rod 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
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
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
Other Guest Posts
- 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
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