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Northwest Spey legend Dec Hogan
 Spey
Days is fired up to announce the first of the Friday Spey Classes
for Spey Days 2009. 6 lucky anglers will have an opportunity
to spend the entire day with Northwest Spey legend Dec Hogan
on the Skagit River. Dec's course will feature intense instruction
on his 6 most prevalently used fishing casts, steelhead fishing
techniques, river conditions and considerations. The course
will take place at the Howard Miller Steelhead Park on the Skagit
River, Friday, March 27th, 2009. Cost for the course will be
$200. This is a tremendous opportunity for two-handed anglers
of all abilities. Reserve your spot asap for this class! Contact
Jerry Swanson @ 800.442.4359 or jerrys@kman.com.
More information available @ www.speydaysnw.com
If youíve ever met Dec Hogan you know that his love and
passion for steelhead fly fishing is a constant part of his
aura. Dec is a master of all facets of the sport: two-handed
casting, reading water, presenting flies, fly tying etc. As
a teacher, Dec has a gift for communication and a desire to
help students to learn. An accomplished writer and exquisite
photographer, Hogan has penned numerous articles for many of
the Nationís leading fly fishing publications and is
the author of the highly acclaimed, must have book, A Passion
for Steelhead.
Dec was a full-time steelhead guide from 1989 to 2003 guiding
fly anglers on the beautiful waters of the Skagit, Sauk, Skykomish,
Grande Ronde, and Deschutes Rivers. He is a pioneer of two-handed
casting in North America and continues to be a highly sought
after spey casting instructor. And as if one dream job werenít
enough, Hoganís had two: Dec has retired from guiding
and is now a fulltime firefighter and EMT! Decís schedule
at the fire department allows him the time to stay active in
his fishing career. Hogan, with the help of Tim Rajeff of Echo
Fly Rods, designed his signature series of two-handed rods.
The Echo DH series, fondly called ìDechosî by the
Spey fishing community includes 6 sweet casting rods that range
from 4wt through 9wt to cover all the potential conditions the
spey junky may encounter winter, spring, summer, or fall. Hogan
is also a noted fly tyer and has recently released a 4 hour
steelhead fly tying DVD entitled STEELHEAD FLIES - Tying Classics.
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