New in 2023
Articles
- Location of guides, that deals with the taper and the bend of the rod. By Dennis Skelmose Jensen, Denmark. October 2018.
Books:
- Lindsø. Roar, The Lindsø Collection, pp. 642, Roar Lindsø, Norway (2016), 3. edition. (1. and 2. edition in 2013). – With text and fotos in the chapter Classic Bamboo Rods ( pp. 463 – 527) with rods from H. L. Leonard, Edward vom Hofe, Harold S. “Pinky” Gillum, Edwards, Hardy, P. D. Malloch and Sharpe, and in the chapter Classic Greeheart Rods (pp. 530 – 561) with rods from Alexander Grant, Playfair Grants Vibration, William Garden. m.m.
- Girard, Jerry. Casting About. The Complete Castabout Columns on Fly Rods % Fly Fishing History, The Whitefish Press (2022)
- Austin, Edward R. The Manchester Method of Constructing Split Cane Fly Rods (1894), The Whitefish Press (2020).
- Brandin, Per. A Fly Rod With a Soul. The Bamboo Fishing Rods and Life of E.C. Powell, Angler. Per Brandin (2020) –
- Bando, Yuki, Mostly Bamboo – Eighteen Bamboo, Fiberglass and Graphite Fly Rodmakers In Japan, Flybito Press (2020), Edition in English, Foreword by Glenn Brackett. (Springforelle)
- Foster, Wilfred Louis (a.k.a Wielder). The Exchange & Mart Book of Rodmaking, Exchange and Mart (1922), The Whitefish Press (2019)
- Woit, Steve. Fly Fishing Treasures, pp. 348, Privately published by the author. (2018) – including Rod Treasures: A.J. Campbell, (1942-2018) Author and expert on antique American fly rods and fly tackle. Hoagy Carmichael, The Impresario: Leading antique tackle expert and bamboo fly rod maker and author. Short History of the Innovative American Bamboo Fly Rod. Jeff Hatton, Gnomish Rod Works and the Gnome’s Traveling Rod Show. Per Brandin, Master Fly Rod Maker. (About the Book).
- Smith, Robert D., Robert W. Crompton: Father of the Five Strip Bamboo Fly Rod, The Whitefish Press (2018)
- Barch, R. J., Publisher, The Planing Form, 25 Year Index. 1990-2014, Issues 1-150, The Planing Form (2017) (Sam Nielson) *
- Larson, Todd E.A., Radical Rodmaking, Innovative Bamboo Fly Rods & Their Makers, The Whitefish Press (2017). *
- Scoot, Kathy, The Letters to Everett Garrison, Alder Creek Publishing (2016) –
- Carmichael, Hoagy B., Side Casts, Skyhorse Publishing (2015) – Including the chapters: “Everett Edmund Garrison: (1893-1975)”, “The Book” – about the creation of A Masters Guide to Building A Bamboo Fly Rod, “Full Circle: The Story of Rod Builder Ed Fody”. (H.B. Carmichael)
Magazines:
- Bamboo Journal Issue 23, January 2022 is out now.
- Power Fibers Online Magazine, Vol. 65, June 2022 is out now. Current Issue.
- Sports Illustrated (USA), June 04, 1956, Father of the Fly Rod (Sparse Grey Hackle) – Alfred Miller–aka Sparse Grey Hackle, profiling the great Hiram Leonard.
- Sportski Ribolov (Croatia), 2007 and Sedge & Mayfly (Italy). no. 54, 2010, articles on rodmaker Radivoj Savli. (Slovenia).
- Fly Line, H2O and Sedge & Mayfly. Articles by Edoardo Scapin in Italian.
- FliegenFischen. 2/1994. Portrait: Günter Henseler.
- Southern African Flyfisher. 7 articles added.
- Flyfisher (FFF). 5 articles added.
- Canadian Fly Fisher. 6 articles added.
- Southern Trout Magazine. 15 articles added.
- The Planing Form Newsletter… The First 25 Years. Now available; a DVD with all 150 back issues, year 1990 to 2014 and a 174 page, hard copy index, organized in a 6 category table of contents. Search more than 1500 pages of rod making history by dates, titles, authors, tapers, ads and places/events! AlderCreekAngling.com
Catalogues:
- Just uploaded a lot of excerpts from Catalogues from Young, DAM, Hørgård, Farlow, Foster, Pezon & Michel, Milward, Orvis, Hardy, Winston, T&T, South Bend, Leonard, Sharpe and some more.
