Category Archives: Spey
Celebrating an Eastern Canada Atlantic Salmon on the Spey Rod
It’s the start of the new year and about all I’ve been able to do in 2018 is dream about fishing. I did get a good throw on Washington’s Bogachiel River in late December, but that was it. And, it … Continue reading
Posted in CANADA, Spey, Travel
Tagged eastern Canada Atlantic salmon, Gaspe Peninsula, Spey rods
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Kamchatka Steelhead Project
Put yourself in the final scene of this vid and you’ll see why I placed it here for you to see. Again, it’s almost August, these fish are moving in soon. This is another reminder to get those shooting heads … Continue reading
Hatch’s $100 Nippers and Simms’ Quick Stash Lanyard . . . until death do us part
The question isn’t whether paying a hundred bucks for a pair of nippers is worth it. The question is how are you not going to lose them after you fork out the dough. Hatch’s nippers come on the heals of … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, CANADA, Culture, Gear, Northwest, Spey, Travel
Tagged Hatch nippers, Hatch Reels, Simms Fishing, Simms Quick Stash Lanyard, Steelhead gear
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Haida Gwaii, British Columbia Round Two
One of the most remote steelhead outposts on earth is Haida Gwaii, which consists of two magical islands off British Columbia’s northern mainland coast. I visited the islands several years ago and vowed to return. Last week I made good … Continue reading
Redington’s Chromer Spey: Big Hucks For A Fair Price
Whenever I travel to fish for salmon or steelhead, I like to take two sticks, one usually being some high-end rod that would make me cringe if I broke it, the other a less expensive model that’s perfectly capable of … Continue reading
The Grand Cascapedia This Year. Why Wouldn’t You?
I’ve been here, and written about the experience several times, but I probably didn’t describe it as well as this video does. Take a few minutes and soak this one in because, well, this could be you in fewer than … Continue reading
Mandated: Release Wild Steelhead on the Hoh, Bogachiel and Sol Duc
If you follow this blog and my writings in other places, you know that more than anything I love wild steelhead. Love the country they live in, love their life history stories, love the way these fish fight, and I … Continue reading
Twenty Four Hours for Idaho Steelhead
Giving yourself 24 hours to catch a western steelhead isn’t exactly stacking the odds in your favor. Especially when you spend seven of those driving and eight sleeping. But that’s what I did this weekend, leaving for Idaho after coaching … Continue reading
Skeena Steelhead Returns Dip
If you’re a steelheader you dream about British Columbia’s Skeena River system and all the great opportunities that exist there. Unfortunately, fewer steelhead have returned to the system this year, but that doesn’t mean you should cancel plans to visit. … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, CANADA, Spey
Tagged fly fishing for steelhead, Skeena River steelhead
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Echo Glass 7129 —The most forgiving Spey rod you’ll ever throw
Just got my hands on Echo’s new fiberglass Spey rod, the 7129 model to be specific. Actually, I got my hands on this rod in July when Red Kulper, marketing director for Echo, handed one to me and said, “You … Continue reading
Posted in Gear, Spey
Tagged Echo Glass rod, Fiberglass fly rods, fishing Spey rods, Spey casting
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