THE LATEST NEWS and advice on fly fishing, fly fishing gear, fly fishing trips, and fly fishing books and media.Cane Rods as "Big Guns"
Joe Doggett starts out by talking about how fly rodding came to Texas but ends up giving a neat lesson in the role bamboo rods and other classic equipment played in early saltwater fly fishing. "'Orvis was a major influence because their method of impregnating the cane made it more durable in saltwater,' said Martin Keane of Ashley Falls, Mass., one of the most respected fly-fishing historians and classic tackle dealers in the country." In the Houston Chronicle (via the FishingJones blog).
