How to get Started in Trout Spey, with Pete Kutzer

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

James Hathaway

Bass, Fishing, Bonefish, Wilderness, Flyfishing, Trout, How To, Steelhead, Bluegill, Fly, Orvis, Sports, Salmon, Panfish, Education, Rosenbauer

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2024

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

Any kind of two-handed fishing is confusing for those of us who mostly fish with a single-handed rod. I asked the great Pete Kutzer [37:34]to simplify the selection of a rod, reel, line, leader, and tips for getting a start in swinging flies for trout and he then offers a number of tips for casting, attaching the leader, fly selection, and more. It's a great basic guide to getting started in this fun way to fish for trout.

In the Fly Box, I thought we had some unusually interesting questions this week, including:

Will weed guards on my flies help me from catching on oyster bars?

If the tip of my hook gets bent over, should I try to put it back into shape?

Can I catch striped bass in New England in the winter?

What can you tell me about Orvis boron rods from the 1980s?

Can I get one rod for tarpon, bonefish, pike, muskie, giant trevally, triggerfish, snook, redfish, and dorado?

Why did you not mention the Davey Knot when you talked about knots a few weeks ago?

How can I keep my yarn indicators floating?

I am having trouble getting long downstream drifts with a dry fly. I keep moving the fly. What do you suggest?

I can't seem to catch any fish on scuds. When, where, and how should I fish them?

A tip from a listener on learning to fall safely.

Can I use a Skagit or Scandi line on my 10-foot 8-weight?

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi, and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast.
0:13.4	This is your host, Tom Rosenhower.
0:15.3	And my guest this week is a frequent guest on the podcast.
0:20.0	It's the great Pete Kutzer, casting guru,
0:24.0	the star of many casting videos on the web, on YouTube, Orvis Learning Center, the Orvis Guide to
0:33.9	Fly fishing, lots and lots of places. And Pete is just a great teacher. And what I wanted
0:41.6	Pete to talk about today is Trout Spay and how to how to get into Trouts Bay exactly what do you
0:50.3	need for learning how to Trout Spay. Now, trout spay is often not the most efficient way
0:58.8	to catch a fish, but it's arguably one of the most fun and enjoyable and relaxing ways to
1:07.9	catch a trout on a fly. And it's particularly good this time of year, you know,
1:12.2	late fall, early winter, when, and fish are still a little bit aggressive, but you need to
1:18.7	cover a lot of water and there are infrequent hatches or no hatches at all. So it's just a
1:25.7	wonderful thing to do this time of year. And Pete really breaks it down
1:30.2	into the essentials. And so if you've been curious about this kind of fishing, I think you'll
1:36.2	really enjoy today's podcast. And before we get into the flybox, just a product, just a product that I'm really fond of.
1:48.3	And I think it's appropriate this time of year.
1:51.5	A lot of people are going to be traveling over the winter to fly fish either in the southern hemisphere for trout or maybe Goldenorado or peacock bass or you might be
2:05.4	traveling to a saltwater destination, a nice warm, sunny, tropical destination, and you're
2:12.9	going to have to carry some gear with you.
2:15.0	And the best way I know of carrying fly fishing gear is the carry it all.
2:21.5	The carry it all is a piece of luggage that holds fly rods, fly reels, tip it, leaders,
2:30.9	just about anything you would want to take on a fly fishing trip other than your
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