806 | Four Simple Steps to Better Spey Casting with Jeff Putnam
Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast
Dave Stewart
4.7 • 530 Ratings
🗓️ 29 August 2025
⏱️ 69 minutes
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806 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/806
Presented by: On DeMark Lodge, Drifthook Fly Fishing, Jackson Hole Fly Company, Patagonia
In this episode, we dive into Jeff Putnam's straightforward approach to spey casting, built on feel, timing, and simplicity. Jeff walks us through the four steps to better spey casting, common mistakes he sees on the water (and how to fix them), and what to do when your confidence takes a hit mid-swing. (We've all been there!)
We also get into the evolution of spey lines and rods, the Rogue River, Northern California, and tips for everything from trout with a three-weight to winter steelhead on big rivers.
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/806
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| 0:00.0 | There's something about the sound of a D-loop forming just right, and today's guest has spent a lifetime chasing that moment. |
| 0:08.5 | From backyard practice sessions to guiding anglers through Steelhead Country, his approach to casting isn't about hype or gear. |
| 0:14.5 | It's about feel, timing, and simplicity. |
| 0:17.5 | In today's episode, we break down the four steps to clean up your spaycast what some common issues |
| 0:23.7 | and struggles people have and how to fix those and what to do when your cast or your confidence falls |
| 0:28.8 | apart on the water this is the wet fly swimming podcast where I show you the best places to travel to |
| 0:32.7 | for fly fishing how to find the best resources and tools to prepare for that big trip and what you |
| 0:37.0 | can do to give back to the fish species we all love. |
| 0:40.3 | Jeff Putnam shares his story and the evolution of spaylines and rods today. |
| 0:45.3 | We're going to get into trout, steelhead. |
| 0:47.3 | We're going to get in single hand. |
| 0:48.7 | We're going to find out how Jeff fine tunes anglers that he's teaching in his schools, |
| 0:53.3 | where you can connect to some online resources |
| 0:55.8 | and what he's got going this coming year we're going to talk the rogue river we're going to |
| 1:00.3 | talk northern california we're going to be all over the country and it's going to be a great one |
| 1:04.9 | whether you're chasing trout with a three-weight spayrod or swing in for winter steelhead |
| 1:09.1 | jeff has the tips that'll make your cast better this year all All right, here we go. Jeff Putnam. You can find them at jpflyfishing.com. How you doing, Jeff? I'm doing great, Dave. Thank you very much for inviting me to the podcast. Yeah, thanks for coming on here. This is going to be an exciting one. We always love talking, |
| 1:28.2 | spay, two-handed casting, steelhead, trout, whatever. We've just come back. You know, I just came |
| 1:34.8 | back from Alaska, had some a month up there on a couple of different trips, and we fished my |
| 1:40.0 | first time fishing for king salmon on the swing and we're using kind of some of the heavier |
| 1:44.9 | stuff so i'm really excited about this because you know i think everybody has challenges i had my |
| 1:48.6 | challenges on that trip and um you know shout out to justin he was up there and um but yeah i think |
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