Are you looking to get your spey rod set up with the correct lines, learn to cast, or just improve your cast? Set up a time to meet up with us here.
programs for most of the rod and line manufacturers and have equipment for teaching Scandi, Skagit and Long Belly line spey casting techniques. If you like the new Switch rods or are interested in salt water two hand overhead casting we have appropriate equipment for classes. Fly presentations for swinging the classical Spey flys and Dee flys as well as the newer Intruders on Skagit lines for steelhead is our passion. We also specialize in trout spey fishing with traditional soft hackle flys and fish them year round in local waters.Mystic Fly Rods - if you want to keep practicing your two handed casting in the summer take a look at the Mystic line of two handed rods. They have a 3wt. and 4wt., 11'3", that are great for trout fishing. These rods are incredible.
Connecticut River Salmon Association and Spey Casting North East in partnership with Thomas & Thomas Fly Fishing had a casting clinic June 8th. at the Thomas & Thomas casting pond. It turned out to be a great day. We really enjoy meeting new people and introducing them to the fun of two handed casting. One of the attendees had tried three different lines on his rod and was finding that experience to be quite frustrating.
We had a pretty good turn-out yesterday despite the weather which wasn't all that bad. There were some sprinkles and one brief period of rain but other than that no big deal.
Just like last year those attending got to try out the new latest and greatest in two handed rods.
Plenty of guys were out on the field trying out the rods to see what they liked the best.
Scott Bennet from Compleat Angler outdid himself by providing another fantastic lunch. Many thanks Scott for your time and effort, we all appreciate it!!
Many thanks to the vendors who did attend, Spey Casting North East really appreciated your taking the time to come out and spend the day.
As you may be aware three rods were raffled off with the proceeds going to Farmington River Anglers Association. I do not know the exact amount but close to $900.00 was collected yesterday. The winner of a new Thomas & Thomas DNA 7130 is Gary Whipple.
Many thanks also to Thomas & Thomas, TFO and Redington for their rod donations. You guys rock!!
Mr. Davidson won BOTH the TFO Deer Creek AND the Redington Prospector! He is one lucky guy.
Intruder Style by Jerry Jahn
Unweighted for Trout Spey Rods
Step By Step
This fly is unweighted for casting with 5 & 6 wt spey rods and Scandi lines. Most traditional intruders have weighted barbell eyes or other weight built into the fly design
This style is sometimes called Intruder on a shank. Take a long shank streamer hook 6x-8x long. We will use only the shank of the hook and cut off the hook at the bend for the final step.