If you haven't fly fished with any of the new fiberglass rods that are being built, you are missing out. "Glass" has a feel ...

Michael Salomone moved to the Eagle River valley in 1992. He began guiding fly-fishing professionally in 2002. His freelance writing has been published in numerous magazines and websites including; ...

First, and most crucially, decide whether you want a spinning, casting, or fly rod. ... And, unlike old-school fiberglass rods, the medium-action Legend is mercifully light.

Best Fly Rod: Orvis Encounter Fly Rod Outfit. Best Fly Rod. Orvis Encounter Fly Rod Outfit. See at Bass Pro Shops. Specs. ... The 6-foot long, medium-action, fiberglass rod is built tough.

Don't be intimidated. It's not as difficult or expensive as one might think, according to veteran rod maker Dave LeClair, of Elbridge, 65, a guru on the local bamboo rod-making and repair scene.

If I could only own one fly rod, it would be a 6-weight. It wouldn’t bend as much when playing small wild browns in the 20-foot-wide streams in the Hudson Valley where I usually fish, but it ...