Sage X-Spey Chronicles are an attempt to record the eXploits of Sage
X-Spey users as they are enjoying fishing with the world's best tackle in the best salmon, trout and steelhead waters on the planet. Send us your X-Spey pictures:
mark@flyfishusa.com. Be sure that they are 16x9 landscape format and at least 1110 pixels wide. May the X be with you.

First winter steelhead of the season 11/1617, caught with a Sage 7140-4X rod, Hardy 8/9 Cascapedia reel, a RIO prototype Skagit line and Pink Shrimp fly. The fish recovered quickly and was released unharmed.

Frank Day caught this chum salmon from an Oregon North Coast river
10/25/16, while using a Sage 9120-4 X rod, #3.5 Lamson ARX reel, RIO
Skagit Max line with Airflo T-10 Flo Tip, Pink Fish Taco fly.

Simon Gawesworth releases a 31" female steelhead back into the Deschutes
10/05/16. Tackle used: Sage 7130-4 X rod, #8 Evoke reel, RIO Scandi line
with intermediate tip, Engagment fly.

Russell Miller got this shot very early in the morning 10/04/16, as the
barbless hook is removed from this 27" wild steelhead and it goes back
to freedom. The tackle of choice: Sage 7130-4 X rod, 4210 reel, #5 Fly
du Jour.

Henry Carlile was my first client to test drive my 7130-4 X-Spey, and he caught a 26" steelhead late in the morning 09/16/16. A Sage 4210 reel, RIO Scandi 450 and a #7 Fly du Jour round out the outfit for success. MB

This 30" Deschutes steelhead took over 50 yards of my backing before it
was brought to hand 09/02/16. Tackle of choice, a 7120-4 Sage X-Spey,
Sage 6210 reel, RIO Scandi 450-grain, and a #4 Purple Peril fly. -
MB