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 ...

Bamboo became a popular material for fishing rods in the late-19th century but quickly was replaced with other materials — metal and, later, fiberglass. Modern graphite is considered by many … ...

I’ve always had a soft spot for bamboo fly rods, even though fiberglass had taken over bamboo’s place as the rod building material of choice when I first got into fly-fishing.

Bamboo fly fishing rods made by Kevin Sugden, owner of Bighorn Bamboo Rods and Guide Service, are displayed on his shop wall Wednesday, July 21, 2021 in Selah, Wash.

Graphite and fiberglass models are cheaper, modern alternatives, but Oyster wanted to make his fly fishing rods out of bamboo; the tradition dates back to the 1800s and is now the gold standard in ...

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 ...

In the the new world of mass producing fishing poles, 85-year-old Wes Cooper, of Fremont, is bucking the trend by making handmade bamboo fly rods out of his home.

Donahe isn’t the only bamboo fly rod maker in Minnesota, and nationwide, the ranks of custom bamboo rod-makers are legion, but he’s quickly gained attention.

Barch, who’s been a fly fisherman his whole life, said he discovered split cane when he met an angler, who made bamboo rods, fishing with one on the river. He had to have one, he said.

Johnson splits a bamboo rod with a knife inside a home woodshop in Laramie, Wyo., on June 21. Johnson has made 25 bamboo fly fishing rods in his lifetime. Andy Carpenean/Laramie Boomerang By EVE ...

Zac Sexton of Buffalo has turned his passion for fishing into a passion for making bamboo fly-fishing rods. Sexton is turning part of his shop into a space where Johnson County youth can learn ...