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Sam Wike working The Spey Side in Montana

Do you spey?  Do you want to?  Are you intimidated?  Many non fly fishers are intimidated to try fly fishing for the first time.  The mystifying aura surrounding the pursuit, along with the plethora of fly choices, rods and lines can certainly be overwhelming.  Spey rodding also has its intimidation factor: Long rods, big reels, and so many choices for running lines, heads, and tips.  Then there are all the casts.  The Switch Cast, Single Spey, Double Spey, Snake Roll and Perry Poke to name a few.  Well I’m here to tell you that two handed rods are fun and most fly anglers can have them working with just a little practice.

Guess what?  We have spey rods and lines in the shop and a staff that know about using them here in Montana, over on the Steelhead waters to the west, and up in Alaska.  I got started with spey casting in Montana, here on the Missouri River.  It’s really great water for learning to cast and swing and there are lots of rainbows and browns that like to pull on swung flies.  Here is a link to an article I wrote for Fish Alaska Magazine titled Spey and Switch Techniques for Trout.  It is a good primer to help get you started on the spey side.

Stop by the Big R Fly Shop and check out our two handed rods.  We also have lots of line, sink tip and leader choices for you to ponder.   You can pick our brains about swinging flies on the Missouri River.   It’s a subject we don’t mind discussing.