Fishing, golf and other sports are contrasted and compared quite often. Not one golf club can do it all — unless you’re Happy Gilmore of course, and this concept applies to rods for fly fishing as ...

BACK IN MAY, I drove to Yarmouth, Maine, to visit the Maine Fly Co. I was there to pick up a custom fly rod they’d made for me and to go fishing with owner and founder Jeff Davis. I expected to find a ...

When you work in a fly shop, the question we answer the most is “What should I look for when it comes to my first rod?” For the person new to this sport, the number of different rods, weights, lengths ...

I’ve been reviewing fly rods, fly reels, and other gear for the better part of a decade. And fly rods at every price point have only become better. When it comes to the best fly fishing rods for ...

Fly rod in hand, John Dobricki made his way down the steep, stone bank of Limestone Creek in the village of Manlius Wednesday, eager to try his luck trout fishing. The water was up a little and ...

In theory, fly-fishing is a simple sport: Pick a body of water, choose a fly-fishing rod, select your “fly” (or bait), tie a secure knot, cast your line and, hopefully, land a fish on the other end.