Winter Spey Strategies with Rob Crandall

Host Rob Crandall and friends show you how to go deep for winter steelhead, demonstrating the spey tactics and gear required to be successful with the swung fly in cold water. The video includes the details on fishing a Skagit Line, sink tip, and spey flies in a variety of water types and conditions.

Specific instruction is at the heart of this spey fishing production that will help you visualize the skills needed to bring winter steelhead to your fly.

The elements of the sink tip, cast, mend, swing, step-down, and even line-slip, are all closely examined. In addition you will learn how to alter your presentation in different water depths and flows.

Cold water spey angling is a far different game than in summer so a portion of “Winter Spey Strategies” is devoted to reading water. You will get the particulars on not only where to look for steelhead but how cold water changes their behavior, and consequently changes how you must pursue them.

Three top professional guides, on three different rivers, team up to provide you their insights and tips for spey fishing winter steelhead. Your host and key instructor is Rob Crandall who has guided Northwest steelhead waters for twenty-five years. Legendary North Umpqua River guide Dean Finnerty and Maupin, Oregon based Marty Sheppard join the adventure to provide you tips and tactics that will improve your chances with the deep swung fly.

Subjects that get particular attention in “Winter Spey Strategies” are:

• The importance of a consistent and methodical presentation
• Selecting the proper sink-tip and fly for conditions
• How to achieve depth early in the swing
• Keeping an even swing speed with the sunk fly 
• Gaining depth with step-down and line-slip tactics
• Reading holding water and changing flows
• Spey fishing shallow and deep runs in cold water
• Specifics on sink-tips, leaders, flies, and rigging 
• Casting sink tips