See BAMBOO, Page D5 Jim Reams, a bamboo rod maker from Fall River Mills, Calif., said he cast one of Maca’s rods several years ago and it felt like a “rocket launcher.” For traditionalists, the rod ...

ESKO -- When Phil Johnson was in college, making $3 an hour working summers at the paper mill in Cloquet, he saved enough to buy himself a bamboo fly rod. "I bought an Orvis Battenkill," says Johnson, ...

Rivercraft Rodsmiths is a Utah-based company specializing in custom, high-end handcrafted bamboo fly rods and hands-on bamboo rod-building experiences. We are so excited to bring the art of luxury ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fly fishermen come to Blue Ridge, a small town in the North Georgia mountains called the trout capital of the state, from all over ...

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, ...

In a world full of mass-produced stuff, the bamboo shop at the R.L. Winston Rod Co. in Twin Bridges was a relic. It was a place where the four craftsmen who worked there hand-built bamboo fly rods one ...

BUFFALO — Zac Sexton is addicted to fly-fishing. “I am literally addicted to it,” he said. “My wife is an addictions counselor, and she says I'm addicted to it. I don't do things I'm supposed to do so ...

HOBART - When Robert “R.D.” Taylor made his first catch on a fly fishing outing with his uncle at age 16, both he and the fish were hooked simultaneously. Ever since, Taylor, 65, of Hobart, has been ...

LANESBORO, Minn. — 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. He could pick one up, hold it, test ...