Herbert Hoover on Fishing

“That Presidents have taken to fishing in an astonishing fashion seems to me worthy of investigation. I think I have discovered the reason: it is the silent sport. One of the few opportunities given a President for the refreshment of his soul and the clarification of his thoughts by solitude lies through fishing. As I […]

Doug MacNair’s Cast Like a Pro

Doug has just given us rights to use his excellent tutorial on casting. Over the next few months we will be working with him to develop a casting document particular to casting bamboo. If you’d like to see these documents, just send me an email to david@headwatersbamboo.com.

To each his own…

Paul Schullery, in an essay of Arts and Crafts in his book Royal Coachman says:
“No matter how much attention and ornamentation we may lavish on it, a fly rod after all is just a stick.”
and
“I remember the first “classic” bamboo rod I ever saw, because I’ve never really recovered from the disappointment.”
Oh well, not my […]