fly rod

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U.S. archive photos show them near a stream, Roosevelt holding a fly rod and Churchill a cigar.

From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2023

“Within two minutes, he had his fly rod out and had hooked a 12-pounder. I couldn’t even stand up on the boat, but Lefty was like a rock; nothing could move him.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2018

You can use your freshwater gear for beach fishing, and my beloved Sage Accel fly rod worked just fine.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2017

From his house, he can hike down an embankment to the Spokane River with his fly rod and catch and release native redband trout below the Monroe Street Bridge.

From Washington Times • Jun. 18, 2016

When he and Linda first moved to Milagro he bought a fiber glass fly rod and some salmon eggs, and that had been one way to work the tension from his system.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols