Bass got a reprieve last weekend as dedicated anglers temporarily abandoned lakes throughout the Southwest. Before Saturday, many of them knew each other only through a growing online community, with ...

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 ...

"A cane rod is hidden inside the culm of bamboo. The rod maker's task is to bring it out." For rod maker Pete Carboni, that is more than a saying. It's the guiding principle that governs his ...

I spent a morning this week with David LeClair, an ace fly rod maker in Elbridge. LeClair specializes in making bamboo rods from scratch, but he also does repair work on all types of fly rods (bamboo, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PUEBLO, Colo.—Manny Gonzales, owner of River Rods, creates unique fishing rods and teaches people how to fish. He says he hopes they will learn to love the ...

When you purchase a handmade bamboo fly rod from Dave Norling, you’re buying a piece of his personality. Well, you might not have to purchase it all. If you are friends with the Minneapolis rod maker ...

LANESBORO, Minn. (AP) - Steve Sobieniak hopes that decades from now, someone will pick up a fly rod he made, cast it, admire how it wafts out line in gentle curls and appreciate its lithe grace and ...

Butte’s Glenn Brackett is one of the country’s renowned makers of bamboo fly rods, but first and foremost he’s a fisherman. Brackett, 73, is co-owner of Sweetgrass Rods in Twin Bridges, and he says he ...

For nearly 40 years, Scott Fly Rod Co. has designed rods to catch big fish, such as President George H.W. Bush and actors Harrison Ford and Michael Keaton. "I've heard (former President) Jimmy Carter ...