I spent a morning this week with David LeClair, an ace fly rod maker in Elbridge. LeClair specializes in making bamboo rods from scratch, but he also does repair work on all types of fly rods ...

Ever consider making your own fly rod ... according to veteran rod maker Dave LeClair, of Elbridge, 65, a guru on the local bamboo rod-making and repair scene. “It’s all pretty simple.

Steve Sobieniak knew what a good fly fishing rod felt like. He developed a feel for the graceful casting tool, particularly ones made of bamboo ... old rods. To repair one so it could be used ...

Making a bamboo drift boat is just like making a bamboo fly rod – times 10. “Instead of 700 hours, this is about 70 hours,” Ron Knowles said of the handmade fishing gear he makes at his home ...

The smooth perfection of Bill Oyster's bamboo fly rods betrays nothing of the Wyoming native's chaotic path to his calling. Oyster, 37, studied art and engineering in college before dropping out ...

There he lived in a refurbished Airstream trailer, splitting his time between the banks of the river and his nearby shop where he handcrafted bamboo fly-fishing rods. At one time, Gorman was an ...