North 40 Fly Shop eMagazine October 2015 | Page 31

I hear it almost every day. “What are those long rods for?”

My latest answer is, “Those rods are designed for fun.” I’ve been addicted to trout
*spey for almost as long as I’ve been fly fishing the Missouri River. When I got my
first scope of the river, I immediately imagined working with a two handed rod on
it. It did not take long before I put that idea into practice.
My initial objectives regarding spey casting on the Missouri River centered on
improving my skills for large Alaska trout, Salmon and Steelhead. I soon discovered
that swinging with a two hand rod for trout in Montana was incredibly productive
and fun. Before long, I was storing my larger spey rods and searching for dedicated
trout sized options.