The first fly rod that I built was for salt water fishing, particularly striped bass and blue fish. It was a G. Loomis 9-foot, 9-weight and it has since landed many stripers and blues. That was many ...

The man on the other end of the phone was noticeably hesitant, perhaps even a little embarrassed. He had spent 34 years in the quiet, comfortable background of the sport-fishing industry, most ...