Bamboo Fly Rod Outfits

Headwaters Bamboo | Outfit Series

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

A complete bamboo outfit means one decision instead of four. Rod, reel, line, and flies. Matched, balanced, and ready to fish. No second-guessing reel size. No wondering whether the line weight is right. No separate orders from separate vendors.

Choose your water. We ship everything else.

No risk. Our promise.

30-day trial. Fish it anywhere, return it for a full refund if it isn't the rod you hoped for. We cover return shipping. Lifetime warranty for the original owner. In stock, ships fast.

Free shipping on all U.S. orders over $100.

What's in every Outfit.

Every Headwaters Outfit ships with the complete setup, matched to your rod:

The rod. A Headwaters Deluxe Series rod. Hand-planed Tonkin bamboo, two matched tip sections, built on a legendary taper. The same rod sold individually in the Deluxe Series, paired with everything it needs to fish.

The reel. A Clark Fork fly reel. 2.5" for 3 and 4-weight rods, 3.0" for 5, 6, and 7-weight rods. Classic click-and-pawl action, machined aluminum, engraved with Headwaters Bamboo. Balanced to the rod.

The line. EB Series weight-forward floating fly line, matched to your rod weight. Backing, leader, and tippet included.

The flies. A curated selection of proven patterns to get you started.

Want it rigged and ready? We'll spool your reel and rig the outfit before it ships with backing and line set up for your retrieve preference. Leave us a note at checkout for right or left hand retrieve.

Maker's Price applied at checkout.

Every Outfit includes a Deluxe Series rod at Maker's Price. 30% off retail, applied automatically at checkout. No dealers, no middlemen, no markup. Built by hand, sold direct.

Choose your water. We'll match the Outfit.

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What you get with every Outfit.

Hand-split Tonkin bamboo. Nickel silver ferrules. Red agate stripping guide. Hard chrome guides wrapped in deep burgundy thread. Stabilized burled maple reel seat insert. Two matched tip sections. Cordura tube and rod sock. Clark Fork fly reel. EB Series WF floating fly line. Backing, leader, tippet, and flies.

Built on tapers designed by Dickerson, Payne, Paul H. Young, Granger, and Phillipson. Proven on real water over decades, built to original specifications.

Three rods launching soon.

The Rogue, the Madison, and the John Day are coming. Join the list to be notified when available. One email at launch, nothing else.

Rogue 7'6" 5wt · Launching April 21, 2026. 

Madison 8'0" 4wt · Launching May 30, 2026. 

John Day 8'6" 7wt · Launching May 30, 2026.

Built with care. Fished with pride. Passed down with stories.