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 ...

One of the major reasons I (and many of you) live here is because there is a piece of water for every approach and style of fly-fishing in the Roaring Fork Valley. The “newest” (in fact, oldest) style ...

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 ...

The methods available to cast flies to trout are many, and there is a piece of water for all of these different styles here in the Roaring Fork Valley. The “newest” — in fact, the oldest — style of ...

Zach Brooks (above) points out that fishing with a spey, or two-handed fly rod has its advantages. “You can cast farther and cover more territory, handle bigger fish — and just the casting is more fun ...

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 ...