Fly rods have their limitations, one of which is that they are not good for long casts on streams where there is a lot of current. Yet, the Scots were undaunted by these challenges. They experimented ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It required 150 years, give or take, allowing for memory lapses from too much single malt, for the stylized casting technique to travel from the River Spey ...

Matt Jordan, of Gnesen Township, rips his line across the water while demonstrating the technique of casting with a small spey rod. The annual Brule Spey Day is set for Sept. 9 with demonstrations, ...

Last week, I mentioned in this column that my wife, Jan, and I just returned from a 14-day cruise around the British Isles. I mentioned that we were going to visit Loch Ness in the Highlands of ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. CRAIG – The fly line traced the edge of the water as Whitney Gould found the precise angle, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monte Burke is a book author and journalist who covers sports. A few autumns ago, I joined my uncle and a few friends in Cape ...

Whether it’s a friendly wager on who can drop a fly closest to a lily pad or an organized tournament, the occasional foray into competitive casting will improve a fly fisher’s skills. That perspective ...

Do fly rod grips make a BIG difference in your casting? No, but the little difference it does make can equal that extra few feet that puts you in the fishes strike zone. I'm guilty of overlooking my ...

In this 2010 photo, Zack Brooks, of Pittsford, fishes on a section of Salmon River using a spey flyfishing rod. Brooks is demonstrating one of the advantages of a spey rod, which is the ability to ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Fly-fishing is fun because it’s hard. Yes, anyone can buy some spinning gear and hurl ...