Single-Handed Spey Casting: Solutions to Casts, Obstructions, Tight Spots, and Other Casting Challenges of Real-Life Fishing

by Simon Gawesworth

Overview

Expert Spey caster Simon Gawesworth shares casts adapted from two-handed Spey casting that enable you to fish the challenging spots most anglers skip. Whether you're a small-stream angler casting for tough trout or a saltwater fly fisher, Simon has refined Spey casts for all one-handed rod needs: the single Spey, double Spey, snake roll, snap T, side cast, shepherd's crook, reach cast, and aerial mends. Learn ways to cast a fly to cope with obstructions wherever you find them and whatever water you fish, making it possible for you to fish the waters that frustrate other anglers. Covers Spey techniques useful for all rods and casting techniques practical for everyday fishing situations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811771276
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	07/01/2022
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	276
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Simon Gawesworth has fished in world championships and has taught Spey casting throughout the world. He writes for several fly-fishing magazines and produced the video International Spey Casting. He lives in Battle Ground, Washington.

Table of Contents

Foreword iv

Introduction v

Section 1 The Basics of Fly Casting 1

1 The Basics 2

2 Cast Groups 9

3 The Forward Stroke 12

4 The Catch Cast 15

Section 2 Problems Behind 19

5 The Roll Cast 20

6 Getting It Out 32

7 The Double Roll Cast 37

8 The Switch Cast 40

9 The Single Spey 50

10 The Double Spey 71

11 The Snake Roll 92

12 The Snap T 105

13 The Dry-Fly Spey 128

Section 3 Problems in Front 137

14 The Side Cast 138

15 The Shepherd's Crook Cast 148

16 The Nymph Pitch Cast 157

17 The Reach Cast 161

18 The Aerial Mend 166

19 Slack-Line Casts 172

Section 4 Combined Problems 179

20 Cast Stringing 180

21 The Roll Cast with Side Cut 184

22 Spey Casts with Side Cut 192

23 Sneaky Spey Casts 200

Section 5 Adding Distance 209

24 Hauling 210

25 Advanced D Loops 221

26 The Joy of Slack (or Poking It) 228

27 Turbo Casts 236

Section 6 Tackle 245

28 Rods 246

29 Fly Lines 249

30 Leaders 254

Glossary 257

Acknowledgments 259

Index 261

Editorial Reviews

Deserves to be in the hands of every angler—whether fresh or saltwater. Simon shares his formidable knowledge of rod and line handling techniques that most anglers have seldom used but certainly should.

Ed Jaworowski