Why It Made the Cut The Douglas LRS is one of my favorite 5-weights that I fish on a regular basis. It has a ton of power and torsional stability for a sub-$300 rod, and its forgiving medium-fast ...

Greys GR60 SEE IT LEARN MORE Summary The Greys GR60 combines performance and value in this fast-action trout rod. Fly fishing rods are intimidating for beginners. It’s difficult to decipher ...

Fast and Extra Fast rods weren't the norm until the 90s and into the 2000s. I'm sure there is a whole generation of fly anglers that don't know what it feels like to fish a slow-action rod.

Fiberglass rods have been making a comeback in many fly-fishing circles. The common fly-fishing rod is made from graphite or a combination of graphite and other materials. The stiffer graphite rods ...

I only tested one configuration of each model, which is specified below using standard numerical markers. For example, a 9-foot 5-weight is listed as a 905, while a 7.5-foot, 3-weight is a 763. Best ...

Woman-owned SaraBella Fishing is known for making exquisite rods by hand. Its Ready-to-Fish Fly, in the nine-foot five-weight, has an aqua finish and dark blue and purple wraps that stand out on ...

Tarpon. So, we tacked on a few tarpon-specific fly rods as well. Then we waited until May and set out on a five-day road trip to test the best saltwater fly rods. Here are our results.

Friends often give me fly rods, and they -- the fly rods and the friends -- all have a special place in my heart. My favorite is a 6-weight Cabelas RLS fly fishing rig given to me years ago by ...