The Drift - Fly Fishing, Fly Casting and Fly Rod Building

Overlining (and Underlining) a Fly Rod

It's important to know that overlining or underlining a fly rod will not change it’s intrinsic properties. It will, all things being equal, make it bend more or less for a given amount of line out ...

Fly Rod Building - New Reel Seat options added

Custom fly rod reel seat inserts now available in our Ready To Wrap fly rod building kits

The truth about Graphene fly rods

What exactly is Graphene and why use Graphene in fly rod manufacture?Graphene is the name for an atom-thick honeycomb layer of carbon atoms. Harder than diamond yet more elastic than rubber; tough...

Introducing The New Stealthy G Series Graphene Fly Rods

The use of Graphene nano resin affords clear performance advantages. 5% Lighter, tougher and more responsive.

Fly Fishing In New Zealand - Sometimes Bigger Is Just Better

Reflections on Fly Fishing for the monster trout of a New Zealand mouse year. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone that can sleep as much as Chiel. Lying amidst some of the best trout fishing on eart...