A Comprehensive Overview of Switch and Spey Casting 1. Common Questions and Myths 2. Basic equipment and fundamentals of Switch, Traditional Spey, Scandinavian (Scandi) and Skagit (Pacific Northwest) styles of fly casting. 3. How to get Started: Switch and Spey rod and fly line Review for Beginners. Common Questions and Myths What is switch casting? […]
Switch Style: Switch style incorporates rods and lines that can be used to cast over the top, under the tip, with one ore two hands. The basic switch cast is what is refereed to as a “touch and go cast.” The basic switch cast is important to learn before you can move any farther. Steps […]
Single Spey Casting Instructions Much the same as the switch cast only adding a change of direction. The first movement is a rotation of the hips towards the casting target. This will allow you to get your body out of the way on the backcast and behind the cast on the forward delivery. The direction […]
Snake Roll Cast The snake roll is an extremely useful cast that allows you to quickly change direction to almost any angle when your casting shoulder is facing down stream. It also works very well for picking up heavy nymph rigs, streamers, sing tips, and/or lots of line from down stream. With the line down […]
Scandinavian or “Scandi” Style Casting This style was developed in…you guessed it… Scandinavia for casting great distances with little back-casting room. This style of casting still utilizes the touch and go style of casts as in traditional spey but with shorter rods (11-13′) and shorter “shooting heads” attached to running line. Another difference is that […]