Swing the Fly

Fly Tying

• Trout Spey ~ What’s the Difference?

  

  A humble attempt to answer the question: What Is Trout Spey?
• B.T.S. & S.B.S: The Isonychia Swung fly

  

  "…the steady flow of Isonychia seem to be a great time to chase browns with a swung fly.  "
• The Fire Tiger Spider

  

  As in steelhead and salmon fishing, many of the flies we swing for trout are attractor patterns resembling nothing found in nature.  These are ‘trigger…
• New Subscriber Discount Code for “Crafting The Swung Fly”

  

  New Print & Digital subscribers (9/1/2025-now) get a discount code for $30 off "Crafting The Swung Fly."

Atlantic Salmon

• Elegance, and A Grilse

  

  Elegance on the Gaspe
• “So, You’re Saying I Shouldn’t Use a Skagit Line On The Skagit River?”

  

  Photo: Joe Rossano. Yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying. At least insofar as we’re talking a standard Skagit head with a floating body and a…
• Luck Is Never Far Away

  

  It's early October in eastern Canada. A misty drizzle gives the air a pregnant, mysterious quality. My guide and I carefully are driving along a…
• Icons: Simon Gawesworth

  

  Icons, a web series from Swing the Fly, looks at the most influential figures in spey casting and swinging flies from North America and beyond…

Great Lakes

• Photo Gallery: Spey Nation 2026

  

  Photos from Spey Nation 2026
• Streamer Spey

  

  I’ll have it to myself. The water was just beginning to stain and rise, timing seemed perfect.
• An Interview With Keith Butler, The Mayfly Project

  

  "What makes it (Spey Nation) such a good fit with The Mayfly Project is that the two-handed community is so generous. People really want to…
• On Speed and Depth

  

  From his book, 'Modern Spey Fishing'

International

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• Something Silver Can Stay

  

  "But as a small business owner, I need to make a living and the sad realization is that if steelhead runs collapse, like the Thompson,…
• Do Not As We Did: Lessons From The Estancia

  

  You can't say we didn’t tell ya. Whether you listen or not is up to you.
• Lady Gray

  

  The rise of a gray here is soft, smooth and tender, a kiss from the surface.
• The Huchenwaschl

  

  Do you know what a "waschl“ is? I'll guess not, so you get a short crash course in Bavarian dialect. Actually, there are many variations…

Spey Casting

• Spey 101: The Importance Of The Lift

  

  The importance of the lift to all spey casting cannot be overstated.
• Off The Kuff With Kapitan Kruk: Cutting Out Cutting The Corner

  

  Quick Off The Kuff spey casting tips to take to the river from Bruce Kruk
• Off The Kuff With Kapitan Kruk: Using Your Rod As A Lever

  

  https://youtube.com/shorts/Qiz8iLR_n6Y
• VIDEO: Final Rounds, Spey-O-Rama 2026

  

  Watch the Men's, Women's, and Master's Finals of Spey-O-Rama 2026 at Golden Gate Angling And Casting Club.

Trout Spey

• Trout Spey Tailgate Event – Big Sky Anglers

  

  Saturday, October 10th, 2026.  11AM – 5PM.
• Trout Spey ~ What’s the Difference?

  

  A humble attempt to answer the question: What Is Trout Spey?
• The Fire Tiger Spider

  

  As in steelhead and salmon fishing, many of the flies we swing for trout are attractor patterns resembling nothing found in nature.  These are ‘trigger…
• Our Shifting Baseline

  

  The frog is swimming in a pot of water on a stove, still comfortable as the water approaches boiling: He gets used to it. Until…

West Coast

• Something Silver Can Stay

  

  "But as a small business owner, I need to make a living and the sad realization is that if steelhead runs collapse, like the Thompson,…
• Good Company

  

  "Not an hour later, a bee stung me on my tongue as I sipped Coca-Cola and told Richard of my fish."
• Trial, Tribulations, and Occasional Joy on the Kenai

  

  Rays of sunshine from non-remote Alaska
• Kings on the Swing

  

  Every fishing trip is a roll of the dice. This time, we won.