The spey rod helped Turek make a 90-degree switch in the casting direction of the fly line, a difficult task with a fly rod. "You could do somewhat the same thing with a conventional fly rod by making ...

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 ...

Spey equipment isn't hard to find. Wade said Spey-type leaders typically have a larger butt than standard trout leaders, but he finds a regular 9-foot trout leader on an 8x rod "will fish dries or ...