Metolius Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 5-wt Medium | Payne 101 Taper reel-3.0 The John Day is hand-planed

The John Day is hand-planed to the standard that has defined Headwaters rods since 2002

and 7-weight rods

There are many instances on the stream where an angler just needs to get to knee or thigh deep and where a heavy

With an extra tip

0 is sized for:

Metolius Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 5-wt Medium | Payne 101 Taper reel-3.0 The John Day is hand-planedThe 5 weight for technical spring creek water. The Metolius is one of the coldest, clearest rivers in the Pacific Northwest a spring creek that comes out of the ground already cold, running through ponderosa pine flats with wild rainbow trout that have seen enough anglers to be selective. It's not beginner water, and the rod that fishes it well isn't a beginner rod. At 7'6" in a 5 weight with medium action, the Metolius sits between the Henrys Fork's