With another sweltering summer well underway, the thought of a relaxing mountain getaway with easy access to outdoor adventures, scenic beauty, and plenty of ways to cool off soun ...

TWIN BRIDGES -- A fire in Twin Bridges early Sunday gutted an R.L. Winston Rod Co. building containing bamboo fly fishing rods, and knocked out the electricity in some homes for several hours.

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.

PAONIA, Colo. | Jeff Hatton has a passion for the study of fishing rod history. That passion has led him to put together a 115-plus collection of rods dating to ...

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 ...

Tarpon. So, we tacked on a few tarpon-specific fly rods as well. Then we waited until May and set out on a five-day road trip to test the best saltwater fly rods. Here are our results.

Fast and Extra Fast rods weren't the norm until the 90s and into the 2000s. I'm sure there is a whole generation of fly anglers that don't know what it feels like to fish a slow-action rod.

Do fly rod grips make a BIG difference in your casting? No, but the little difference it does make can equal that extra few feet that puts you in the fishes strike zone.

Now, at Oyster Fine Bamboo Fly Rods (494 East Main Street, Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513; 706-374-4239), he willingly shares the craft with visitors who come for week-long classes.

Then I discovered bamboo fly rods. One of my hobbies is buying and selling fly fishing equipment. Before I started fly fishing I would come across bamboo fly rods and occasionally pick them up if the ...

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