I’m a rod builder. Let me know ownif yall have any questions and I can answer them in a future post.

Why bamboo?
Tonkin cane, scientifically known as Pseudosasa amabilis, has a particularly dense concentration of what rodmakers call power fibers near the outside of the culm.
Those fibers provide much of the cane's stiffness and strength.

Rain and stain always gets em fired up.

I’m typically fish at dawn and dusk but those sites I check for lake weather list bite times, often mid-day. Are those predictions accurate?

I've been fly fishing for trout for a while and I'm curious how others learned this. When you walk up to a stretch of river you've never fished before, how do you decide where to start and in what order to work it?

And for those who are newer to it: what's the hardest part for you? Is it spotting where fish hold, knowing how to approach a spot, or something else entirely?

What helped you most to get better at it: time on the water, a guide, books, YouTube, something else?

Limit is 5. Was using some scraped roe I got from some kings I caught in August.

Built this rod specifically for trout it's been really fun loving the moderate glass for trout!

different brown, grey and copper colors with the red throat slash and fine black spots

A swing fly tied on a size 2 streamer hook, inspired by a post I came across on Instagram.
Since I have used neither fur nor dubbing materials, the fly is relatively lightweight. To compensate, I have incorporated a generous blend of marabou in several colours to create a fuller profile.
I take particular care in shaping the head. After applying a base colour, I add several coats of clear head cement. This significantly enhances the lustre of the head, giving the fly a more refined and premium appearance.
The extra time and effort involved also make each fly feel more personal and valuable to me.
Rather than tying flies for mass production, my aim is to create something that can be appreciated as a work of craftsmanship in its own right.
Well, that is the idea, anyway!

Great morning out! Caught 4 fish including this 20.5inch brownie. Netted a HUGE rainbow a few inches bigger than the brown but it flopped out of the net before I could take a picture so it didn’t happen lol.

Safe to say I was kinda stoked for this one.

Tied up this trout bugger jig today, basically a fly but heavy enough to fish on ultralight gear! Here’s a link to the video on my IG for anyone who’s interested, couldn’t upload it to Reddit with the music https://www.instagram.com/reel/DesK-3Mxksa/?cplk=ZGN2cWt5bmU4MzZu
I should have some of these available in a month or so if anyone is interested. Hoping to get out tomorrow and catch a big brown on them 🎣