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 ...

And there’s also no better fish than the one you catch yourself—especially if you’re using a bamboo rod. “There’s nothing practical about fly-fishing with bamboo,” Oyster says.

WHAT: Handcrafted bamboo fly-fishing rod WHY: Cast your fly like a world leader Oyster Bamboo handcrafted rods are made in the United States from a single culm of Tonkin bamboo, with duplicate tip ...

Each Oyster Bamboo fly rod is intensely hand-crafted. Bill is the only professional bamboo fly rod maker in the world who personally hand engraves his own rods.

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 ...