I’ve been working with Olivia Elia for over 4 years now mentoring her in the art of building bamboo fly rods, and she is now building some incredible bamboo fly rods. She is also a talented Luthier building custom acoustic guitars and a musician. FlyFish Journal Magazine recently showcased her in an article in their magazine. And…now they have come out with a wonderful short video about Olivia…and there are a few shots of me also! You can check out the video at: SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING: Handmade Guitars and Bamboo Fly Rods crafted by Olivia Elia.
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Bamboo Fly Rod Fishing in Colorado
I just got back from 10 days of fishing with my best fishing buddy, Bill, who lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. Had a fantastic time, and Bill did a great job playing the role of a “local guide” for me on his home waters. We fished the Big Thompson River, the Pouder River, and the middle Fork of the South Platte River. Most of the time I fished my 7′ 9″ 4 wt Signature Series bamboo or my 8′ 0″ 6 wt Fast Action Series bamboo. We caught fish on Trico Mayflies, BWO Comparaduns, Ants, and Hoppers. Here are a few random photos from our trip.
Bill and Dave’s Excellent Colorado Fishing Trip.
Nice little brown from the Big Thompson River.
Rainbow from the Pouder River.
A rare Green Back Cutthroat from the Pouder River.
The Poudre River.
Fishing the middle Fork of the South Platte River.
A big rainbow that took a #24 Trico Mayfly.
A new Series of bamboo fly rods.
For the past 1 1/2 years I have been working at developing a new series of bamboo fly rods…a Fast Action Series. I’ve designed these rods with a fast action for windy conditions, casting especially large flies, or for those anglers who just like fast action rods. They also do great with smaller flies as well. I’m pleased to now offer these rods to my clients as another option and offer them in 4 wt, 5wt, 6 wt, and 7 wt, configurations. I build these rods with Custom Rosewood reel seats with engraved hardware, and dark claret, straw, and black thread wraps.
5 wt Fast Action Series
5 wt Fast Action Series #2
5 wt Fast Action Series #3
5 wt Fast Action Series #4
Summer Fishing In Idaho
Mary Ann and I spend a week fishing in Stanley, Idaho this summer on the Salmon River. Here are a few shots our time out with our 4 wt bamboo fly rods.
All about Bamboo!
My 7′ 9″ fast action 4 wt rod.
Mary Ann working a nice run.
More “fishy” water with Mary Ann.
Some of the local wildlife.
Updates to my WEB site.
I haven’t posted for quite a while so I wanted to provide an update. I’m in the process of re-designing and updating my WEB site. I’m pretty excited about some new additions. This past several months, I’ve been working on a new Fast Action Series of bamboo fly rods that will be available very soon. These rods are great for anyone looking for a faster action rod that throws large flies well in windy conditions, or, just looking for something with a very nice fast action. Also, I will now be offering custom Bamboo Wading Staffs that I’ve been building. These are one-piece wading staffs built from the same select Tonkin bamboo that I use for my fly rods. Stay tuned in the weeks ahead for my updates.