Gary and I got out and did some rod testing last Thursday with three steelhead guides. I was definitely low guy in the boat. I’ve been gear fishing for steelhead only a handful of times. Not one of the guys I was fishing with had less than 15 years of 150 plus days experience on [...]

Emory lamented the limits of the printed word, as did we. It’s not in person, but how about a podcast? Here is 54 minutes of entertainment radio featuring the one and only Gary. Click here.

Cork is a pretty amazing substance. It’s comfortable across a range of temperatures, it’s easy to hold on to, and it’s easy to shape to one’s liking. In other words, its a really good material for making rod grips. It’s also a natural material—it literally grows on trees. Of course, that means it’s a finite [...]

Part two of the Gary Loomis Story by Terry Battisti is up on Tackle Tour.

Continuing the ARB theme, we recently got an interesting email, asking us a couple of pointed questions: Will North Fork just be including everyone and anyone who submits a ARB rod, regardless? And, is the ARB program just marketing hype? We’re happy to provide the answers to those questions.
As for the first question, the answer is [...]

Apparently, there is a bit of confusion out there about the Approved Rod Builder program. A few people may be thinking that only North Fork ARB builders will be able to get North Fork blanks. Not at all true! We’re always pleased when anyone chooses to build on a North Fork blank—amateur, pro, hobbiest, ARB [...]

During the first week of December we met with a potential new European client, Imago Flyfishing, which is based Sweden. Imago’s owners John and Alex spent four-and-a-half days at North Fork, fishing, casting, testing, and of course, being entertained by Gary’s stories (everyone is entertained by Gary stories, trust us on that one).
We had a [...]

The first member of our ARB Panel reviewed submitted rods yesterday. Some got very high marks. Keep them coming in!
Below is a photo of the first panelist. You probably don’t know her, but the phrase “behind every successful man” certainly applies to Gary’s wife Susan. Besides being married to Gary, she is considered one of [...]

Gary has long been a proponent of educating anglers and builders alike on the issues surrounding rod breakage. What follows are a few of the bullet-points gleaned from Gary during a recent interview on breakage. That interview will be published as part of an upcoming article in Rodmaker magazine.
• A weak area/defect should show up within [...]

We had a friend of ours come up and shoot a little video of Gary on a number of topics. Some were decent on the first take. Others will require extensive editing. I suppose that is to be expected, our on-camera talent is a rod designer, not an actor! In this clip, Gary talks about [...]

It’s not a holiday, so many folks don’t remember, but today is the anniversary of the “date which will live in infamy.”

So we’ve neglected our posting over the holidays, but it’s not because of a turkey hangover.  It’s because we’ve been so busy.  Just a few of the things we’ve been focused on lately:

production is increasing its capacity and cranking out blanks at a good clip;
our marketing department (meaning Jason and I) is shooting a handful [...]