A story that travels
As a small business and craftsmen we are beyond grateful for the generous press throughout the years
Oyster Ecosystem
Oysters are a RESILIENT species that heartily cluster on the older shells. They fuse together as they grow, forming rock-like foundations that provide a stable habitat for others.
Oyster Bamboo Fly Rods Blog
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2026 Bamboo Fly Rod Making Class Dates Announced
Oyster Bamboo Fly Rod Making Class dates for 2026 released
2026 Bamboo Fly Rod Making Class Dates Announced
Oyster Bamboo Fly Rod Making Class dates for 2026 released
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Oyster Media
Deeper Dive?
Oyster is a small family business in the most classic sense. Shannen started cobbling together a clumsy blog in 2009. If you can overlook the atrocious grammar, there are some fun recollections (aka) challenges divulged. Here is a smattering from the “Bamboo Fly Rod Maker’s Widow”.
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Read50 YEARS OF LIFE AND LOVE LAID OUT IN
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Read20 YEARS OF OYESTER
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ReadMUD, BELONGING & THE BAMBOO FLY ROD
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ReadANATOMY OF AN ENGRAVING
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ReadDO YOU REMEMBER THE DAY YOU REALIZED YOUR FATHER WAS NOT PERFECT?
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ReadBEST LAID PLANS
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ReadAMERICAN DREAMS
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ReadODE TO A BLUE MINIVAN
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ReadBE PRESENT
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Read10 WAYS YOU KNOW YOU ARE MARRIED TO A BAMBOO FLY ROD MAKER
Oyster showroom on main
Welcome to Oyster’s brick-and-mortar on Main Street nestled in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains. Watch us make rods, hand engrave and “exit through the gift shop”.
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Hats, apparel & items that may be hand engraved
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Full line of fly reels, Filson & other goodies
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Bamboo Fly Rods in Stock or Custom Order in person
Visit Oyster online or on Main Street.
