Sage is mostly known for their fly rods, deservedly so, but they have a history of building and collaborating with some great reel makers and turn out some exceptional reels. If you are in the market ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Steelhead trout, like Atlantic salmon, have been described as “the fish of a thousand casts.” On the larger steelhead rivers of the Pacific Northwest — the Skagit and Bulkley, among ...

Spey casting is a graceful, powerful fly fishing technique that lets you reach farther without a backcast, perfect for tight riverbanks or windy conditions. With the right two-handed rod, specialized ...

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 ...

The River Spey, famous worldwide as one of the “Big Four” Salmon rivers in Scotland, is most well known as the birthplace of the Spey cast. While this iconic two-handed cast is an important part of ...

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 ...

Not so long ago, most fly-fishers probably thought the only kind of rods that required two hands to cast were spinning or bait-casting rigs — and big ones, at that. A fly rod was cast with one hand, ...