Manchester, VT, is something of a time capsule. It’s a two-stoplight town lined with marble sidewalks, manicured lawns, and immaculately restored colonial homes, many of which date back as far as the ...

No employment, married and needing money to feed his first child, Kerry Burkheimer designed his first fly rod at his home along the Washougal River. “This all started on a dinning room table,” said ...

GUILFORD -- For the past 20 years, Robert Gorman’s spot along the Green River has been his refuge. There he lived in a refurbished Airstream trailer, splitting his time between the banks of the river ...

TWIN BRIDGES nJerry Kustich looks down the shaft of one of his bamboo fly rods and sees a tool perfectly crafted for laying down a fly with a delicate cast. Bamboo, after all, was the original ...

I have this thing for a 32 caliber muzzle loader. This odd need has an insidious way of surfacing every year about the time squirrel season opens. I used to hunt squirrels with a rifle but now I use a ...

There are several reasons why Ken Shiffert has been in the fly fishing business for 21 years. The product line, knowledgeable staff and service at his Evening Hatch Fly Shop are crucial, but perhaps ...

If you want to know what makes the Scott Meridian fly rod special, I can spell out all the science-y reasons. A good fly rod is light and strong and allows you to cast with just the right balance of ...

WISE RIVER - Hunter Dixon starts with a graphite blank, adds Portuguese cork, guides, wraps and more and crafts 9-foot, 3-inch memory makers. Dixon, a Butte native, builds Montana Rodsmiths fly rods ...