Why purchase a new fly rod when you can fish one with the satisfaction of knowing you’ve built it yourself. The class will be held seven consecutive Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Central time, starting Jan. 10 ...

I had no idea a spool of thread was involved in building a fly rod. I recently took the fly rod building class offered by the Snake River Cutthroats and headed up by Wade Allen, club board member. The ...

Many who fish with split-cane bamboo fly rods say they allow a depth of feeling when casting or reeling in a fish that just isn’t possible with today’s more common graphite rods. When Selah’s Kevin ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Downeast Trout Unlimited plans to host a hybrid presentation by Bob Bechtold ...

Napa Valley Fly Fishers President Michael McKeown presented a hands-on demo of fly rod building at the August meeting. He has mentored dozens of students building rods — and it shows. No detail was ...

East Rosebud Fly Shop will host a fly rod building class beginning on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The comprehensive class will teach students all aspects of fly rod building including the cork grip. The ...

ABSAROKEE, Mont. – By the time he moved to Montana, Bob Kimball was 70 years old and reluctant to venture into the mountains to pursue his favorite pastime of fly -fishing. “I should have come up ...

PJ’s Fine Bamboo Rods will open its first brick-and-mortar store in Pagosa Springs on Oct. 8. The custom fly rod maker has been servicing Southwest Colorado with its e-commerce business since 2019, ...

“One thing about Montana,” says Matt Barber, an owner of Tom Morgan Rodsmiths, a custom fly rod shop in Bozeman, “is if there’s a moving body of water, there is probably a trout in it.” On the Madison ...

The Clark-Skamania Flyfishers are offering their annual rod building class, which will run on consecutive Thursday evenings beginning Feb. 6 and concluding March 5. The classes will be held at member ...

Fly-fishing teams from seven Wyoming high schools are competing in the state’s newest club sport — fly-fishing. “They’ve all ...