Spey Casting (and fishing) on our "WRONG" side

Over the years I've run into a lot of anglers who do not Spey cast on their non-dominant side. They'll resort to all sorts of gymnastics to avoid doing so, occasionally embedding a hook in themselves as a result. Probably most of us have seen the gruesome pictures of a dude with a big salmon fly stuck in his eye. There are some very good reasons for learning to cast on our 'wrong' side.
In this video not only am I contending with a ridiculous wind and high water, but I've also been dealing with some issues in my right arm and shoulder. So not only was I forced to cast on my left side, I ended up for the first time, fishing, stripping and managing line on my left side as well. My only (very brief) left hand fishing experience previously had been done with 15' rods and long belly lines where no stripping was necessary. Now I not only had to cast and fish on my left side, my right hand had to learn to strip and manage loops of line as well.
Take a look at how this all worked out.
Bottom line: there's no magic bullet for 'wrong' side casting, it's just a matter actually getting on the water and making yourself do it.

[@stephenrosenfeld833]

When I took my first spey lesson, the instructor said I was better on my non-dominant side because I didn't have to unlearn my single-handed muscle memory. Two years later, when I start out, sometimes one side works better, other times it's the opposite side. Eventually it clicks in and evens out. Not great on either side, but give me a few more years! Once again, thanks for all your invaluable advice!

[@laxberndt]

Thanks Peter for a great video. I practice a lot with my left hand and have discovered that I now throw better with my left hand. don't know why. but many experience the same thing once you have learned. I have been practicing fly casting for 23 years. Nowadays, I have started to practice with a one-handed rod with my left hand. In the beginning it was difficult. Nowadays, I make all casts equally well with a two-handed rod on the right and left side. Snap-T Snake Roll and all different Speycast.

[@hooked4lifeca]

When I taught people who had been conventional anglers, I routinely had them switch to their opposite side as they usually couldn't get out of spinning rod habits. They were nearly always better on their opposite side and that was usually a bit of a surprise for them.