Tippets: “First Taste of Winter,” Making a Double Spey Cast

October 14, 2016 By: Erin Block

  • Small stream fishing at the end of the season presents harsh and challenging conditions. But it does have a plus side: no crowds. “The fishing wasn’t bad,” writes Jess McGlothlin, “but the real treat was having what’s been a busy stream throughout the summer all to myself as snow coated my hat.” Get a glimpse of the “First Taste of Winter” via Jess McGlothlin Media.
  • In a short instructional video, Jon Hazlett of Oregon’s Ashland Fly Shop introduces the basics of the double Spey cast. Don’t miss the video, advises Phil Monahan, as “learning to Spey cast from a book is virtually impossible. Because the cast is so three-dimensional, you really need to see it to understand how all the parts work together.”