Maine Fly Company builds off-the-shelf and custom fly rods by hand in Maine, USA. Here's a look at how they do it.

CNY Outdoors Veteran fly rod maker offers tips for angler wanting to make his or her own Published: Feb. 19, 2012, 5:50 a.m.

Whether you've put a hairline crack in your ferrule, snapped a guide, or lost a tip, the repair is the same; basic rod wrapping. Except for your grip, everything that's attached to your rod is ...

I bought my first bamboo fly rod in the 1970s at a garage sale in Boulder. It was a beat-up 3-piece, 9-footer with chromed ferrules and two tip sections. One of the tips was 2 inches short, which ...