Gene Chague was joined by Paul Knauth and others on a successful trip to pick up a custom-made rod and catch some trout in ...

The taketonbo ― or 'bamboo dragonfly' ― is a traditional Japanese toy rotor that flies like a helicopter. One maker in Ehime Prefecture hand-crafts models that can cover surprising distances.

The modern-day trout angler has a vast array of fly rods to choose from. As someone who’s spent far too much time in fly shops looking at and thinking about all these options, I understand how ...

Kirk is an avid fly fisherman, upland hunter and split bamboo fly rod maker. He enjoys spending time with wife, Stephanie, son, Hunter, daughter, Rebecca and English Setter, Dixie. He is a ...

A higher number means a smaller hook, yet the opposite is true when it comes to fly rod weights. It can be a little counter-intuitive. But we fly-fishers pursue a very wide range of species ...

Early this year, Bamboo U and IBUKU launched The Bamboo Playground Design Contest, inviting architects, designers, and creative minds to submit innovative proposals for a sustainable and visually ...

If you’re going to own only one fishing rod and reel, a spinning-rod-and-reel setup is the most versatile and the easiest to use. Compared with a baitcasting or fly ... the maker of the Ugly ...

I remember John Gierach’s shadowy entrance to an Outdoor Writers of America “craft improvement” seminar years ago. His ...

The Arc at the Green School in Bali was finished in 2021 Made from a series of bamboo arches spanning 19 metres, the Arc at the Green School in Bali is heralded as one of the most significant ...

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You can often find fresh bamboo shoots in Asian food stores, but they’re not easy to prepare as they’re protected by many layers of overlapping, brown husk covered in fine, sharp hairs.