Spey casting
A two-handed fly-casting technique using a long rod (12-15 ft) and specialized line to deliver a fly without backcast space behind the angler. Originated on Scotland's River Spey; adapted heavily for swung-fly steelhead fishing.
Spey rods are paired with weight-forward "Skagit" or "Scandi" shooting heads matched to the rod length. The casting motion uses water tension to load the rod — no backcast required, which lets anglers fish brushy, tight rivers. Most-common steelhead application is "swinging flies": cast across the current, mend, let the fly swing through the water column, step downstream, repeat. Slower than centerpinning but elite anglers swear by the experience and the type of takes the swung fly produces.
