Headwaters Bamboo

Real bamboo. Built by hand. Priced to fish.

A handmade Tonkin cane fly rod usually runs $1,500 to $4,000. Ours don't. We build split cane by hand and sell straight from the workshop, so you pay for the rod, not the dealer.

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Why ours don't cost $2,000

Most bamboo rods are priced like heirlooms and treated like museum pieces. We think a cane rod should be fished. We build ours by hand, skip the dealer network, and sell direct, so a real Tonkin cane rod finally costs about what a good graphite one does.

The final taper is hand-planed on a steel planing form, the old way. Every rod is finished to be fished hard, not hung on a wall.

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Find your rod

Nine models, from 6'6" to 8'6". Here are three anglers reach for most. Full price shown; your $150 code applies at checkout once you sign up.

Henrys Fork bamboo fly rod
Henrys Fork
7'9" 5-weight · the dry-fly rod
Regularly, $600. Now $450 with your code.
Madison bamboo fly rod
Madison
8'0" 4-weight · technical + travel
Regularly, $750. Now $600 with your code.
John Day bamboo fly rod
John Day
8'6" 7-weight · big water
Regularly, $800. Now $650 with your code.

What anglers say

★★★★★
"Superior rod design, good quality, amazing action."
Tod H., verified buyer
★★★★★
"The best cane rod I've fished, and it isn't especially close."
Renato Vanzella, Rocky Drift Co.

Named Best Affordable Bamboo Fly Rod by Into Fly Fishing, 2026. Ranked the best value in the category by Rocky Drift Co. Featured by MidCurrent since 2008.

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Headwaters Bamboo • North Logan, UT • headwatersbamboo.com