Hunters traded nets and falcons for shotguns in pursuit of game birds some 500 years ago. Wing-shooting certainly still has its nostalgic protocols, its aesthetics, even its pretensions. But when the ...

Some years ago, George Black happened upon a split bamboo fly rod in an antiques mall in Stillwater, Okla. A fly fisher of but a few years, he bought it for $87.50 and thought he had something special ...

Larry Donahe wants to slow it down. Not just life — though that as well — but the cadence of the fly cast, an already gracefully slow series of motions that allows the skilled angler, armed with rod ...

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 ...

FREMONT, MI – In the quiet of his basement workshop, Wes Cooper has been keeping a 90-year-old Michigan tradition alive - that of hand-building bamboo fly rods in an era dominated by mass-produced ...

Central New York is full of die-hard, trout and salmon anglers who tie their own artificial flies. Ever consider making your own fly rod? Don’t be intimidated. It’s not as difficult or expensive as ...

Charleston, W.Va. — Lee Orr and his dad Larry were trout fishing in Montana and not having much luck. Using conventional spinning gear, the duo observed others who were fly fishing and were "tearing ...

There is something magical about fly fishing with a bamboo rod. Fred Kretchman’s first exposure to bamboo rods was as a boy, fishing with his dad for bass and bluegills. Fred fondly recalls his father ...

Tom Moran, who has died aged 66, created exquisitely-fashioned split-cane fishing rods, and was regarded as a master of his craft. While many fly-fishermen today favour rods made from graphite or ...