Reel Adventures of Fly Fishing
Spent a few hours today on the Farmington River with the 6’6” 5 wt fiberglass rod that I just finished building. I’m happy to say that it was a chilly but successful inaugural trip for the rod, and my first fish of 2010. Air temps were in the … [Continue reading] about First Fish on the New Fiberglass Rod
The guides, hook keeper and tip top are all wrapped with thread, so it is time to start the final part of the rod build - applying a color preservative typically referred to as color lock and then the epoxy. Key to this step will be the use of a … [Continue reading] about Fiberglass Fly Rod Build – Part 3
I always thought that building a bamboo rod would take time, patience and talent - 3 areas where I admittedly fall short. Joel Anderson has put together a great step-by-step photo essay on how to build a bamboo rod on the Fly Fishing in Maine web … [Continue reading] about How to Build a Bamboo Rod (and why I’ll never do it!)
DEP Presentation of Farmington River Fall 2009 Sampling A few nights ago I saw a presentation on the results of the Farmington River Fall 2009 Sampling by Neal Hagstrom of the Connecticut DEP. I've seen Neal give this presentation a few times, … [Continue reading] about Farmington River DEP Presentation
This winter I am building a 6' 6" 4-5 wt fiberglass fly rod that will be used for kayak fishing. The video below is the second in a blog series on rodmaking. This segment shows the progress made on the reel seat and grip along with an overview of … [Continue reading] about Fiberglass Fly Rod Build – Part 2