Last weekends Bow River Spey camp went over fabulously. Four students for two days and we covered a wide variety of Spey casting and fishing topics.

There were a couple of things that stood out as being exceptional during those two days. All the students bought into and were able to successfully use both left and right hand on both sides of the river. Switching top hand can be a little daunting to many people when they start if they came from the single hand casting world. When I began Skagit casting, I did not learn in this way and I am still paying for it as my left hand on top casts are weak.

I haven't done a lot of Spey instruction where the goal wasn't to have the folks fishing within the next half hour and I feel this has made me stronger. It has made me able to pinpoint and get right to the goods on what matters in the cast. It was amazing to have the time to spend and the attention of the students to get them where they should be without the distraction of fishing.

During the two day session, I also taught how to balance a rod with the proper line. Far too many time I've seen people show up to fish with equipment that wasn't appropriately balanced for them and It ends up getting in the way of their success as the setup is working against them. It didn't take real long to teach, and I felt like I got through to them on the importance of it. The students also got much more familiar with the lines and grain weight increments, changing heads and sink tips.

Another highlight was being able to share some great food with my guests. I still love cooking for people, and I'm pleased to be using local ingredients working with Pioneer YYC their cured meats, sausages, burgers are all fantastic and my customers are loving it.