People are drawn to spey fishing because it’s honest, inherently challenging and deeply intertwined with tradition. The history and practice of spey fishing has been protected and preserved through generous teachers and storied institutions: the remote fishing lodges that are home to guides and passionate anglers. Guests return to these meeting grounds year after year to access the fisheries where they can carry on this craft, and without them, the tradition becomes fractured and begins to fade away. With so much change in the world around us, we all need something to count on. The outdoors are a place most of us turn for peace and rejuvenation. Outdoor pursuits dripping with tradition—like spey fishing—have become even more sacred and worthy of protection. Lodges are struggling to support their angling communities and the craft that ties them together. In the remote parts of the world where lodges are located, lockdowns and travel bans cut off an integral connection point to spey fishing. But all is not lost. The power of these traditions and the strength of the angling community can carry them through the most uncertain of times...this year, it just might look a little different.