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A new Series of bamboo fly rods.

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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

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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.

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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.

Fishing my local creek in October

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I made it out to my favorite local small creek this past week with my good friend, Joe.  I fished my 6′  8″ 3 wt bamboo and Joe took out his 7′ 0″  4 wt bamboo that he built in my workshop.  This creek runs right below my house and gets almost no fishing pressure,  so we had the water to ourselves for the afternoon.  This is some of my favorite kind of fly fishing…getting out on very small local waters with light bamboo fly rods.  We found several willing native rainbows in the 6″ t 11″ range ready to take assorted nymphs and dry flies.

My favorite small rod with a classic Pflueger 1492 reel.

Joe fighting a nice little rainbow

A nice fish landed!!!

We each caught several of these colorful native rainbows.

A new custom rod I just finished

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I just finished a new rod for a customer who was looking for a fast action rod that he could travel with.  We decided on a 7′  3″  3 piece 4 wt rod.  I don’t normally build fast action rods, but I modeled one of my other rods to meet his interests.  He chose an English walnut reel seat with engraved hardware, and Royal Hunt primary silk thread wraps on the guides.  We were both extremely happy with how it came out…a great fast action rod for small streams.  Here are a couple of photos.

A great fast action rod with English walnut reel seat and Royal Hunt wraps.

A beautiful 7′ 3″ 4 wt rod.