. I was there to pick up a custom fly rod they’d made for me and to go fishing with owner and founder Jeff Davis. I expected to find a warehouse with heavy machinery and assembly lines, but instead I ...

HELENA — Glancing back over his shoulder at 15 gleaming fly rods, Capital High senior Kreston Stevens told the crowd assembled in the machining shop Tuesday evening that he and the five other rod ...

Glancing back over his shoulder at 15 gleaming fly rods, Capital High senior Kreston Stevens told the crowd assembled in the machining shop Tuesday evening that he and the five other rod builders had ...

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 ...

Why purchase a new fly rod when you can fish one with the satisfaction of knowing you’ve built it yourself. The class will be held seven consecutive Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Central time, starting Jan. 10 ...

CLYDE PARK - At the age of 17, Sam Cornthwaite says he's dedicated his life to building fly rods. "I enjoy it so much that it's not work," he says. The young entrepreneur has taken over most of the ...

Two is the magic number for one local rod manufacturer. "We really want something that has that high end feel (and) that high end performance. (A fly rod) that’s not going to break your bank," said DJ ...

The man on the other end of the phone was noticeably hesitant, perhaps even a little embarrassed. He had spent 34 years in the quiet, comfortable background of the sport-fishing industry, most ...

ROSWELL, Ga. - Dr. Eugenie Clark once said, "Sharing the fun of fishing turns strangers into friends in a few hours," and according to the owners of a unique new shop in metro Atlanta, the scientist ...

CLYDE PARK — At the age of 17, Sam Cornthwaite says he’s dedicated his life to building fly rods. “I enjoy it so much that it’s not work,” he says. The young entrepreneur has taken over most of the ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — After selling his eighth or ninth custom fishing rod to the same man in Oregon several years ago, John Patrick Rivera offhandedly said, “I hope you’re happy with the stuff, and ...

“One thing about Montana,” says Matt Barber, an owner of Tom Morgan Rodsmiths, a custom fly rod shop in Bozeman, “is if there’s a moving body of water, there is probably a trout in it.” On the Madison ...