“I was amazed how easy it was to make effortless, efficient casts” REDINGTON HYDROGEN TROUT SPEY 11FT 3IN, 3WT £299.99
Also available in: 11ft, 2wt; 11ft 6in, 4wt. • Rio Trout Max Skagit, £34.99. Sizes: 225 grains, 250gn, 275gn. • Rio Scandi Short, £49.99. Sizes: 210gn, 240gn, 270gn.
THE TROUT spey concept is new to the UK, having developed a strong following in America where extremely light double-handed rods make trout fishing among overgrown banks and on big, wide rivers easier. The heavier sizes of these rods are useful when swinging large streamer flies, an under-used tactic on UK rivers, while the lighter rods are suited to fishing what Americans call “soft-hackles“, which we know as Spiders.
I tested the Hydrogen 11ft 3in, 3wt on the Welsh Dee. Confusingly, 3wt…
