Battle between the Species

"There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." 

~by Paul O’Neil, 1965~

Time

"Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. Its thin current slides away, but eternity remains."

~by Henry David Thoreau~

Modern Technology or Bamboo . . .

"Alfred W. Miller, known to all as Sparse Grey Hackle, and known for the fine H.L. Leonard and Garrison split bamboo fly rods he fished, was not a fan of […]

Winter Workshop

It’s the middle of January. Those of you reading this email in the northern hemisphere are likely dealing with inclement winter weather—could be snow, hail, sleet, or rain. In Oregon this winter we’ve had our share of high winds and the ever falling rain (but hey, that’s why we live here!). 
If you’re starting to feel […]

Curbing the Blight in our Modern Society

Giving thanks isn’t the trendiest thing in today’s society, but it is a critical human virtue.
In the United States, Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November, serves as a practical reminder to remember this virtue. It’s also a nice excuse to eat a tremendous amount of food including the recurrent tom turkey. We observe […]

Fight Cabin Fever this Winter!

 
Come in from the cold and
build a bamboo rod with our
blanks and new kits!

 
 
 
Headwaters Bamboo Blanks and Kits
Have you ever wanted to build your own bamboo rod?

If so, there’s never been a better time than this winter. Using a quality bamboo blank from Headwaters and our new kits, you can build […]

Of the Dictionary Author’s Definition of Angling

Dr. Samuel Johnson, defined angling, as a silly thing, practised by a fool at one end of a rod and line, with a worm at the other. Many stupid people still adhere to this very stupid definition. With the practice of angling they associate nothing beyond worms, punts, patience, cold and wet, a […]

Of the Manufacture of the Bamboo Rod

Just consider successively the details of manufacture. First there is the cane. It has to be selected, it has to be purchased, it has to be seasoned, and seasoning is an operation which takes very considerable time; and on the question of  selection the judgment of a thoroughly experienced workman and judge of this […]

What to do with Dunnage?

Some years ago a vessel from the East Indies discharged a cargo of sugar at this port. For dunnage to the cargo, which was in mats, large bamboos, some even six inches through, had been used. When the vessel had discharged, these were thrown out upon the dock. A friend secured two or three pieces, […]

Leonard Production Output and Price

It is probable that the total output of strictly first-class custom fly rods since Hiram L. Leonard made the first one is today not greatly in excess of 100,000 and that the current output is nearer 2,500 rods a year than 5,000. As to price, Leonard’s first rods sold for $35 in a time when […]

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