The Casts
Casting Techniques for Single & Double Handed Fly Rods
There is a much wider range of casting techniques available to the Angler who fishes with the Single Handed fly rod than there is to the angler who predominantly uses the Double Hander. This is not because you cannot perform the same casts with a Double Hander as you can with a Single, but simply because, in the majority of cases, the species you are targeting with the Double Handed rod (usually Salmon) has a different agenda as to why they take your offering in the first place. Therefore, when fishing with a double hander for Salmon, it is not necessary to learn such techniques as double hauling, or the many slack line casts that you will require with a single handed rod when targeting feeding fish, such as trout and grayling for example.
That said, you may still want to incorporate some of the more common casts used with the Salmon fly rod, (the very efficient Spey Casting techniques for example) into the range of casts you use with the Single Hander when fishing for Brown Trout, Grayling, or Sea Trout through the night. This is very easy to do, as the mechanics are exactly the same as with the double handed rods, the only difference being, you are only using one hand as apposed to two. It is an easy technique to learn, it is much safer, (especially in windy conditions) and it will allow you to reach places not always accessible to you with an overhead cast, especially where there are obstacles behind, such as tree lined river banks where an overhead cast is often impossible.
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Six of the Best Spey Casts (in more depth)
