International Competitors Angle for Glory at World Fly Fishing Championships in San Francisco

This past weekend, the titans of fly fishing flocked to San Francisco's Golden Gate Park with waders and rods to compete in Spey-O-Rama, the world championship of long-distance Spey casting.
Spey casting is named for the River Spey in Scotland, where anglers developed techniques nearly two centuries ago to send their lines dozens of feet over the water to hook salmon and sea trout. It’s now become an international sport.
“Once every year all the ninja warriors of Spey casting are converging for Spey-O-Rama,” said Xavier Carbonnet with the Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club, which hosts the three-day event at their ponds. “These are some of the longest casts in the world."
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[@Anglerworks]

looks like a great time with folks enjoying the sport...

[@jimknowles5483]

Thanks!

[@MarkSchmidt-w6s]

The club members are genrally very good people but their are some oddballs to avoid. I am all for supporting the ponds.

[@michaelboccino5251]

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[@email16v]

Long casts to prove what? I can stack 30 bricks high but what good is that and who cares anyway? Most fly fishing is within 40 ft anyway.

[@eagerobserver6813]

Casting is fun and requires a level of skill that also comes handy when the fish are more than 40 feet away.

[@levitated-pit]

ah! but when the river is 100ft wide and you you have trees behind you, what do you do?