The first fly rod that I built was for salt water fishing, particularly striped bass and blue fish. It was a G. Loomis 9-foot, 9-weight and it has since landed many stripers and blues. That was many ...

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 ...