The Durango Herald

PJ’s Fine Bamboo Rods brings unique style to fly fishing

PJ’s Fine Bamboo Rods will open its first brick-and-mortar store in Pagosa Springs on Oct. 8. The custom fly rod maker has been servicing Southwest Colorado with its e-commerce business since 2019, ...
The Sentinel

Building a bamboo fishing rod from finished blanks

I'm getting anxious now. Tom Smithwick, who moved to Shippensburg several years ago, builds bamboo fly rods. A couple weeks ago, he found three bamboo rod blanks and offered to help me build out a fly ...
Post-Bulletin

Root River Rod owner remembered for his open-heartedness, his love of bamboo fishing rods

LANESBORO, Minn. — Steve Sobieniak knew what a good fly fishing rod felt like. He developed a feel for the graceful casting tool, particularly ones made of bamboo. He could pick one up, hold it, test ...
Outside

Masters of Craft: Fly-Fishing

Nearly 30 years spent meticulously building bamboo fly rods has an impact. Bill Oyster’s dedication to precision craftsmanship has turned his workshop in downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia, into a bit of a ...
Outside

Learn the Craft of Fly-Fishing

Nearly 30 years spent meticulously building bamboo fly rods has an impact. Bill Oyster’s dedication to precision craftsmanship has turned his workshop in downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia, into a bit of a ...
tdn

Fly rod fued

For some, the announcement represents the end of an era in fly fishing. From the company's inception when Lew Stoner and Robert Winther resurrected the remnants of San Francisco's Western Fishing Rod ...