While sorting tackle for an upcoming trip to fish the blue-winged olive hatch on the Frying Pan River, I briefly pondered if I should include my Hidy 8-foot, 4-weight split bamboo fly rod. I’d already ...

Nearly 30 years spent meticulously building bamboo fly rods has an impact. Bill Oyster’s dedication to precision craftsmanship has turned his workshop in downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia, into a bit of a ...

A finely detailed brown trout seen on the cover of Jerry Kustich's new book "Bamboo Days" echoes a life spent close to rivers, flies and the art of bamboo rod making. Credit: Courtesy of Bob Romano ...