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 ...

We seem to be in an era of long fly rods, and New York’s own Cortland Line Co. is establishing itself as a leader in the field. Last summer, the company unveiled a series of five long rods, designed ...

I had specific expectations when I got this rod. It markets itself as a big streamer fly rod, and that's exactly how I planned to use it – throwing large squid-looking patterns for striped bass in ...

The carbon fiber construction gives anglers the lightweight feel of a single-handed net with the added reach of a long-handled net. A bulletproof aluminum net, the Rising’s Brookie XL pairs an ...

The preamble. Phillippe, Payne, Edwards, Thomas, Leonard, Orvis, Uslan. Aficionados of fine fly rods know these names. They are the names of classic split bamboo rod-makers, the rods crafted by taking ...

Fly fishing is synonymous with trout. When most people think about fly fishing, they conjure images of mountain streams and fish sipping mayflies and caddisflies off the surface. It’s true that the ...

Driving with fly rods can be a hassle. Keep them in rod tubes and rig up at the water, or try to position them through the middle of the car? Neither solution is ideal. I made the switch to a rod ...