Split Cane History
A brief look at the history of split cane fly rods.

Fly Fishing Rods: An Overview (Part 2)
The second part of our series, with a look at rods in Izaac Walton's day and beyond.

Snowbee Classic Junior Fly Rod
My seven year old son had been expressing a keen interest in learning to cast a fly rod. I decided to get him a Snowbee Classic Junior and we have been using it for almost two months now. Here is what I think about it.

A Brief History Of The Fly Fishing Rod
From 200 A.D. to the present, fly fishing has been enjoyed using a variety of materials for the rod.

A Glimpse At Glass
Wars often bring about the development of new products, and this is true for fishing as well. Here's our take on the history of fibreglass fly fishing rods.

Art Of Splitting Cane
The craftsmanship involved in split cane fly fishing rod making.

Fly Fishing Rods: An Overview (Part One)
An introduction to our multi-part series on the history and present manufacturing of fly rods.

Greys Greyflex M2 10 1/2 7/8 Fly Rod (Revie
With so many great rivers within a short drive for me, I've not really done much of this style of fly fishing and definitely needed to get some new gear if I was going to compete. And then practice with it. On the advice of an Irish Loch fly angler, I picked up a Greys Greyflex M2 10 1/2' 7/8 wt.

Guideline Le Cie 10’ 3 Wt Fly Rod Review
Heard of Guideline Rods? Arron Varga and Ivo Balinov teamed up together and tested out a Guideline Le Cie fly fishing rod while Czech Nymphing recently.

Bruce and Walker
Bruce and Walker - manufacture fishing rods for both fly fishing and coarse fishing. Bruce and Walker are based in Upwood, Cambridgeshire, UK

Clan Fishing Rods, Ltd.
Located in Scotland, and builders of cane and graphite rods as well as offering a repair service.

CTS Fishing
CTS are a custom manufacturer of a large range of fly blanks, located in New Zealand.

Damon Rods
Hand Crafted graphite and bamboo fly rods, both regular models and custom models are available. Located in Potsdam, NY. Very nice website, with some great images and lots of good information.

Fenwick
The first company to introduce graphite rods.

Fish Tested Fly Rods
This web site contains information about building, buying, owning, fishing, and caring for bamboo fly rods.

Fly Logic Rods
Fly Logic rods and reels are made in Melba, Idaho. Several different series are available.

G. Loomis
Good rods, but hard to find what you are looking for on this site.

Gatti Fly Rods
Italian made graphite and split cane rods which are known around the world for their quality and workmanship.

GATTI-USA
Retailer and wholesaler in the US for all Gatti Fly Rod products.

H. L. Leonard Rod Company
Hiram L. Leonard is often referred to as 'The father of split cane rods' as it is believed that he was the first to develop the 6 strip split cane rods and sell them commercially.

Hardy U.S.A.
The American site of the well known Hardy Brothers (U.K.) company. You may locate U.S. Hardy dealers and look at the products available for the American market.

House of Hardy
Rods, tackle, clothing...this well known company has it all. Their site also provides updated fishing conditions on several U.K. waters.

JP Ross Fly Rods
Quality made fly rods in the USA.

Kilwell Sports
Fly rods available from this New Zealand manufacturer of sporting goods.

March Brown Ltd. Travel Fly Rods
Specializing in travel fly rods, this company is also a source for reels and a travel fly tying kit.

March Brown Travel Fly Rods
High performance travel fly rods.

Modern Flies
An Italian fly rod producer able to propose over 200 models of fly and spinning/casting rods.

N. A. Taransky Bamboo Rods
Split bamboo rods handcrafted in Australia by Nick Taransky

Quarrow Performance Rods
High quality fly-rods, complete with a unconditional lifetime warranty.

Rainshadow Rod Blanks
Home of the made in USA "Rainshadow" Rod Blanks, and "Forecast" Rod Components.

Redington Fly Rods and Reels
One of the newer graphite manufacturers, with a life time warranty on all their rods.

Sage
As well as informaton on Lampson reels, the site is a good place to browse if you are interested in what Sage has to offer.

Scott Rod Company
Scott has been designing fly rods for about 23 years in Teluride, Colorado and is recognized by many as being a leader in the market.

ScottieRods.com
Manufacturers of bamboo fishing rods and specialist fishing accessories. Also innovative fly tying vices, custom built cane rods with repairs undertaken. Handcrafted in the UK.

Sharpe's Of Aberdeen
Graphite rods and blanks from 7 to 16 feet in length, made in Scotland.

Shikari Blanks
This company manufacturers a variety of blanks especially for custom rod builders. You can buy blanks directly from the site, but I found the process to be very slow.

St. Croix
Many anglers love St. Croix rods as well as the economic pricing. Nice website with lots of images.

Talon
This Washington State manufacturer offers a huge selection of rods and blanks for every fly fishing situation.

Thomas & Thomas
Known for their split cane rods, Thomas & Thomas also produce graphite fly rods.

Winston Rod Company
A rod manufacturer with a lot of tradition behind it.