With a new design scheme inside and out, the Orvis Helios 3 Blackout fly rod takes a special operations approach to the most challenging casts You can’t say we didn’t come well-armed: In our flats ...

A day redfishing Florida's Space Coast revealed how modern fiberglass rods load quickly, cast short and accurately, and still handle real-world distance.

In May, my wife and I had a baby, and my fishing opportunities had been diminished to say the least. I start to get pretty squirrelly when I can’t get out, and my need to get out on the water was ...

As we polled into the back of a creek not much wider than the skiff, our guide said you’re only going to get one shot at these fish. We turned a bend and there they were just 50 feet away, tails out ...

In the beginning, I had a classic Zebco 202 spin-cast combo, and it was good. At least, good enough for 5-year-old me. But I've owned many types of fishing rods since I was a freckle-faced boy who ...

This past week, I had the chance to go up to Alberta and float the Bow River in Calgary – a river known for growing strong, beautiful trophy brown and rainbow trout. It didn’t disappoint; I broke my ...

You can’t say we didn’t come well-armed: In our flats skiff in the Bahamas, my buddy and I had five fly fishing rods . The rods came from three different manufacturers, in sizes designed to handle any ...