The Rod Does Bend
Many anglers who have experienced Winston traditional rods on trout streams often find themselves addicted to fishing these moderate action rods. Especially on small streams. When I first saw the below photo that Steve took of me on a recent fishing trip, I thought, "Wow, that rod is really bent!" No, it's not a fiberglass fly rod. This is my "go to" Winston WT 7' 2wt fly rod, and has been one of my favorites for many years. Steve and I had fished that day on a little canyon stream for native New Mexico trout, and closed out the evening fishing a pond on the outskirts of a mountain village. I walked out to the pond with the 2wt rod I had been fishing earlier in the day. Yeah, I was feeling a bit lazy, maybe tired, and didn't want to rig up another rod...this 2wt rod was still rigged to fish. That 11" rainbow on the end of the line (photo) is typical of most trout unfortunate to take my dry fly....head shakes don't often succeed in throwing my ho...
