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Oyster Bamboo Fly Rods

A Bamboo Fly Rod Company - 28 years 💫 Brick & Mortar 🇺🇸 Rod Making Classes, Hand Engraving

Located in beautiful Historic Downtown Blue Ridge Georgia, Oyster Fine Bamboo Fly Rods is a Custom Bamboo Fly Rod Shop, that also offers a 6 day Bamboo Fly Rod Making Class. Open to the public 7 days a week, we have a showroom full of traditional sporting goods and bamboo rods ready for purchase. Some of the lines we carry include Oyster, Barbour, Hardy, Beretta, and Dubarry. Next time you happen

to be in the North Georgia Mountains swing by and see us, or check us out on-line at www.oysterbamboo.com. Oyster Fine Bamboo Fly Rods
494 East Main Street
Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513
www.oysterbamboo.com

09/10/2026

“When you hand make a thing out of wood, it has a soul to it. We’ll start with a stalk of Tonkin bamboo. It’s going to be flamed with the propane torch and that’ll give us the color we’re looking for. From there, we’re going to do the varnish work, we’ll wrap on the guides with thread, and do the engraving. I think one of the biggest things that our company has done that set us apart from others is willingness to share what we do. We’ve had students from Argentina, South Africa, Taiwan, and to actually come and make a thing, is a really unique experience for people.”

💫Handcrafted for your lifetime…An heirloom for future generations💫

09/08/2026

“Oyster started just purely from a love of fly fishing. I didn’t always fly fish really until I came to Georgia and discovered the North Georgia mountains. I was actually looking to buy a fly rod when my wife, Shannen, said, “Why don’t you just make one yourself?” It took me six months to make the worst-looking, worst-casting rod ever made. The second one turned out a little better and before I knew it, I was in business.”

💫Handcrafted for your lifetime…An heirloom for future generations💫

09/02/2026

“The workshop here at Oyster fly rods is located in Blue Ridge, Georgia. We do all of the engraving right here, as well as the rod making and even the classes right here on site. You’re making a truly heirloom rod that you can pass down, you can enjoy your whole life. Someone will enjoy it their whole life after you, and the next generation after that as well.“

✨Handcrafted for your lifetime…An heirloom for future generations✨

09/01/2026

“We can catch trout in the morning and in six hours be in a world-class redfish and tarpon fishery.”

📍Visit Oyster’s brick-and-mortar:
494 East Main Street
Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513

✨Handcrafted for your lifetime…An heirloom for future generations✨

08/27/2026

Solid sterling silver Zippo with full-coverage, hand engraved relief scroll by Oyster.

✨Handcrafted for your lifetime…An heirloom for future generations✨

08/25/2026

🔥Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em🔥

Solid sterling silver Zippo with full-coverage, hand engraved relief scroll by Oyster.

✨Handcrafted for your lifetime…An heirloom for future generations✨

08/20/2026

“You scrape away all the char to reveal the brown fibers. When you make a fly rod- especially in the old-school, traditional way, starting with raw materials and making something that’s functional and actually works on the water-it’s an amazing, amazing feeling.”
-Bill Oyster

💫Handcrafted for your lifetime…An heirloom for future generations💫

08/19/2026

🎋 Oyster’s July 30–August 2, 2026 bamboo fly rod-making class welcomed 1 returning rod maker & 9 new students. Over 6 days in beautiful Blue Ridge, GA, they dedicated their week to crafting a bamboo fly rod by hand.

5️⃣Mike was here from Cleveland, TN for his 5th class, & he brought his son, Rob. Mike thought the class would be a great way to celebrate his 70th birthday. This time, he built an 8’ 6wt.

🎁Rob received his 1st Oyster rod-building class as a 40th birthday gift. He enjoys saltwater fly fishing, so he crafted an 8’ 9wt.

🏙️Billy joined us from Atlanta, GA for his 1st class & brought his son, William. Billy wanted to make the week memorable—& leave with an heirloom. So, that happened. He made an 8’ 6wt for local waters.

🎓William, also from Atlanta, GA, received his 1st class as a graduation gift. 🎁 An avid fly fisherman, he built a 7’6” 4wt that he plans to take to college.

🌊Eric was here from Sarasota, FL for his 1st class. Last year, while vacationing in Blue Ridge, he visited Oyster’s brick-and-mortar on Main Street in downtown Blue Ridge, GA & signed up. He made an 8’ 5wt to fish North Georgia waters.

🔨Tom was here from Birmingham, AL for his 1st class. He brought his son, Stewart, & his son-in-law, John. Tom enjoys fly fishing & woodworking, & he thought the class would be a perfect combination. He crafted an 8’ 5wt. See you again soon!

👥 Stewart, from Birmingham, joined us for his 1st class. Stewart said watching his father combine his two favorite passions made the week an amazing experience. He built an 8’ 5wt bamboo rod that his children will inherit.

🌳John joined us from Birmingham for his 1st class. He said he was excited to spend the week with Tom & Stewart. He decided on an 8’ 5wt bamboo fly rod to pass down to his son. Instant heirloom.

🪨David joined us from Rock Hill, SC, for his 1st class. He has aspired to take an Oyster rod-making class for years & convinced his brother, Keith, to join him. David made a 7’ 4wt for smaller streams.

🌆Keith, from Charlotte, NC, was here for his 1st class. He spends his time fly fishing with David. This was his 1st bamboo fly rod

Address

494 E Main Street
Blue Ridge, GA
30513

Telephone

+17063744239

Website

http://www.oysterbamboo.com/

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