9 friends and Bob walk into a bamboo fly rod making shop…seriously. ✨
Meet last week’s makers…
🍂Oyster’s November 3-8, 2025 bamboo fly rod making class welcomed one repeat student (who brought along 8 friends) and nine new rod makers from all across the United States. 🇺🇸
Everyone enjoyed Southern Appalachia’s beauty at its finest. 🍁
2️⃣ Butler was here for Class #2. Last year he attended with his dad and brother. This time he built a 7'9" 4 wt and said his second build was even better than his first.
🏞️Bob joined us from Blairsville; originally from the Tampa Bay Area. He’s a hobby builder who enjoyed working with cane and crafted an 8' 5 wt “with love.”🤟🏻
🗽Scott from Long Island, NY grew up fly fishing with his grandfather in Maine. He described the class as an “incredible experience” and built a 7'9" 4 wt.
🦀Nick came from Baltimore, MD crafted an 8' 4 wt. He enjoys fishing all around W. Virginia and Maryland and highly recommends the class.
🦞Bojay traveled from Massachusetts and crafted an 8' 5 wt, noting, “time flies when you are having fun.”
🦞Billy also joined us from Massachusetts. He has spent a lot of time in the Cayman Islands and western Massachusetts. His friend Jeff signed him up as a birthday gift 🎁. Billy said the class was a spiritual, incredibly rewarding experience and built a 7'9" 5 wt.
🌵Jeff was here from Austin, TX. He brought a few of his friends after Butler inspired him to sign up. Jeff found the class fulfilling and exceeded his expectations, and he built a 7'9" 5 wt. See you in 2027! 😉
🌃Britt joined us from Brooklyn, NY. He came to experience Blue Ridge with friends and meet new people, and crafted an 8' 10 wt.
🏜️Shawn from Houston, TX made an 8' 9 wt. He primarily fishes saltwater and wanted a rod for Redfish. Shawn said the days were deliberate from start to finish and confidence-inspiring.
☀️Andrew came from Austin, TX. His friend Jeff invited him. He’s primarily a freshwater fly fisherman and dabbles in redfishing. Andrew built an 8' 6 wt.
💫 Keeping the craft Alive💫
🍁Great week, great people and great weather. Everyone’s rod came out beautiful! We are so grateful that you chose to spend the week at Oyster.🍁