North 40 Fly Shop eMagazine October 2015 | Page 33

Two hand rods for trout spey can be either of the Switch
or Spey variety. While somewhat confusing, a switch rod
is simply a two hand rod designed to work both ways or
switch between single and two hand casting styles. The
line set up you choose will determine the way you use
your switch rod. Switch rods quickly became popular
for trout fishing, because they were initially available
in trout class line weights. Manufacturers jumped to
coordinate lines that set switch rods up for two handed
casting. Now, manufacturers are rolling out truer spey
model trout rods with special lines to match them. Thus
the term Trout Spey.