ESKO -- When Phil Johnson was in college, making $3 an hour working summers at the paper mill in Cloquet, he saved enough to buy himself a bamboo fly rod. "I bought an Orvis Battenkill," says Johnson, ...

LANESBORO, Minn. — Steve Sobieniak knew what a good fly fishing rod felt like. He developed a feel for the graceful casting tool, particularly ones made of bamboo. He could pick one up, hold it, test ...

PJ’s Fine Bamboo Rods will open its first brick-and-mortar store in Pagosa Springs on Oct. 8. The custom fly rod maker has been servicing Southwest Colorado with its e-commerce business since 2019, ...

A few years ago, a friend mentioned that he had been given a nice bamboo fly rod. It had been sitting in someone’s house for many years, and then in the trunk of a car for half a dozen more. It ...

BUFFALO — Zac Sexton is addicted to fly-fishing. “I am literally addicted to it,” he said. “My wife is an addictions counselor, and she says I'm addicted to it. I don't do things I'm supposed to do so ...

I'm getting anxious now. Tom Smithwick, who moved to Shippensburg several years ago, builds bamboo fly rods. A couple weeks ago, he found three bamboo rod blanks and offered to help me build out a fly ...

Senior couple fishing on the banks of a pond - Niserin/Getty Images When starting out in the world of fishing, the need for a high-quality, budget-friendly rod applies to both conventional angling and ...

Over 120 keiki took over the shores of Old Kona Airport Park Saturday morning for the third annual Keiki of Da Aina Bamboo Fishing Tournament. Bamboo poles harvested from the forest, hooks, line, bait ...