The first step in building a custom rod is finding the spine. That is after one has selected a rod blank from all the options available. My nephew, Tegan Winters, is a game warden in Montana. For a ...

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 ...

This is where works of art are created. Ask any fly-fisherman and they know the name Bob Summers. These aren’t just rods — these are hand crafted pieces of perfection. And Bob has been making them for ...

Building off last week’s column about rod protection during transportation, we now shift our focus to rods specifically designed for the traveling fly fisher. The selection of quality fly rods capable ...