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American Museum of Fly Fishing to host the 2026 Bamboo Derby on the Battenkill

On May 1, the American Museum of Fly Fishing (AMFF), located in Manchester, will host their inaugural Bamboo Derby on the ...
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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 ...
Publishers Weekly

Casting a Spell: The Bamboo Fly Rod and the American Pursuit of Perfection

In the rarified world of bamboo fly rod making, names like Ed Payne and Sam Carlson, and their progeny, acolytes and apprentices, stand like giants, casting long shadows that stretch from the dawn of ...
Duluth News Tribune

Craftsmen have a passion for bamboo fishing rods

ESKO -- When Phil Johnson was in college, making $3 an hour working summers at the paper mill in Cloquet, he saved enough to buy himself a bamboo fly rod. "I bought an Orvis Battenkill," says Johnson, ...