Fly Fishing Rod List 2022 – New Data Table

 

Here is a list of the new fly rods for 2022. The good thing about this data table is you can see the fly rod brand and model with different weight and rod lengths. This makes it easy to compare fly rod specifications.

Included in the list is Sage Fly Rods, G.Loomis, Hardy, Fenwick Rods, Orvis and many more brands. (In 2023 we will add more new fly fishing brands.) These fly fishing rod manufactures have been building some of the best fly rods for many years.

Also this list covers how many sections or pieces the model has.

The table doesn’t cover every brand of fly rod, but it does cover some good quality fly rod manufactures and models.

While some of these rod can be expensive, especially the new 2022 fly rods from some manufactures, they are quality rods and will last a lifetime if looked after. Also some models can be purchased on sale later on throughout the year.

Second hand fly rods from one of these brands can also be an option for the angler who wants a more budget friendly fly rod.

Some manufactures don’t state if the fly rod is a fast or medium action, but most do. The action of the fly rod will vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.

This information is taken on, early in the year, so some new fly rods might be introduced later on in the year and may not be on the list until updated later on.

 

Fly Rod Brand	Fly Rod Model	Rod Weight	Rod Length	Pieces	Action
Fenwick	Eagle X Fly Outfit	4/5 wt.	9’	4 piece
		5/6 wt.	9’
		7/8 wt.	9’
Fenwick	NightHawk X Fly Outfit	5/6 wt.	9’	4 piece
		7/8 wt.	9’
Fenwick	AETOS Fly Rod	3 wt.	6’	4 piece	Medium Fast
		4 wt.	6’ 6”
		5 wt.	7’
		6 wt.	9’
		7 wt.	9’
		8 wt.	9’
		6/7 wt.	11’ 1”
		7/8 wt.	11’ 1”
		8/9 wt.	11’ 1”
Fenwick	Eagle Fly	4 wt.	8’	4 piece	Medium Fast
		5 wt.	8’ 6”
		6 wt.	9’
		8 wt.	9’

 

Fly Rod Brand	Fly Rod Model	Rod Weight	Rod Length	Pieces	Action
G. Loomis	NRX+ LP	3 wt.	8’ 3”	4 piece	Light Presentation
		4 wt.	8’ 6”
		5 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’
G. Loomis	NRX + FLY T2S	8 wt.	8’ 10”	2 piece	Extra Fast / Salt
		9 wt.	8’ 10”
		10 wt.	8’ 10”
		11 wt.	8’ 10”
		12 wt.	8’ 10”
G. Loomis	IMX-PRO EURO	2 wt.	10’	4 piece
		3 wt.	10’ 6”
G. Loomis	IMX-PRO CREEK	2 wt.	7’ 9”	4 piece	Light Presentation
		3 wt.	7’ 9”
		4 wt.	7’ 9”
G. Loomis	NRX + SWIM FLY	7 wt.	8’ 8”	4 piece
		8 wt.	8’ 8”
G. Loomis	ASQUITH SALTWATER	7 wt.	9’	4 piece	Fast / Salt
		8 wt.	9’
		9 wt.	9’
		10 wt.	9’
		11 wt.	9’
		12 wt.	9’
G. Loomis	NRX + FLY SWITCH	6 wt.	11’	4 piece	Fast
		7 wt.	11’
		8 wt.	11’
G. Loomis	NRX PRO-1	8 wt.	8’ 10”	1 piece	Fast / Salt
		10 wt.	8’ 10”
G. Loomis	NRX + FLY SALTWATER	7 wt.	9’	4 piece	Extra Fast / Salt
		8 wt.	9’
		9 wt.	9’
		10 wt.	9’
		11 wt.	9’
		12 wt.	9’
G. Loomis	IMX - PRO STREAMER	7 wt.	9’	4 piece	Fast
		8 wt.	9’
		7 wt.	8’ 10”	1 piece
		8 wt.	8’ 10”
G. Loomis	IMX - PRO	7 wt.	9’	4 piece	Fast
		8 wt.	9’
		4 wt.	8’ 6”
		5 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	10’
		6 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’ 6”
		7 wt.	10’
G. Loomis	NRX+ FLY	4 wt.	9’	4 piece	Fast
		4 wt.	10’
		5 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	10’
		6 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	10’
		7 wt.	10’
		8 wt.	10’
		5 wt.	9’ 5”		Medium Fast
G. Loomis	ASQUITH FRESHWATER	4 wt.	9’	4 piece	Medium Fast
		5 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’
G. Loomis	IMX – PRO MUSKIE	11 wt.	9’	4 piece
		12 wt.	9’
G. Loomis	CROSSCURRENT PRO-1	7 wt.	8’ 10”	1 piece	Extra Fast / Salt
		8 wt.	8’ 10”
		11 wt.	8’ 10”
G. Loomis	NRX + SPEY	6 wt.	12’ 6”	4 piece	Fast
		7 wt.	13’ 3”
		8 wt.	13’ 3”
		9 wt.	13’ 3”
G. Loomis	IMX-PRO SHORTSPEY	3 wt.	11’ 11’	4 piece	Fast
		4 wt.	11’ 11’
		5 wt.	11’ 11’
		6 wt.	11’ 11’
		7 wt.	11’ 11’
G. Loomis	ASQUITH SPEY	6 wt.	12’ 9”	4 piece	Fast
		7 wt.	13’
		8 wt.	13’ 6”
		9 wt.	14’
		10 wt.	15’

 

Fly Rod Brand	Fly Rod Model	Rod Weights	Rod Length	Pieces	Action
Hardy	Zane Rod	6 wt.	9’	4 piece	Medium Fast
		7 wt.	9’
		8 wt.	9’ 8’
		9 wt.	9’ 8’
		10 wt.	9’
		11 wt.	9’
		12 wt.	9’
Hardy	Zane Pro Rod	6 wt.			Fast
		7 wt.
		8 wt.
		9 wt.
		10 wt.

 

Fly Rod Brand	Fly Rod Model	Rod Weights	Rod Length	Pieces	Action
Orvis	Helios 3 Blackout	3 wt.	11’
		5 wt.	9’ 5”
		8 wt.	8’ 5”
Orvis	Helios 3D Fly Rod	3 wt.	9’
		4 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’
		7 wt.	9’
		7 wt.	10’
		8 wt.	9’
		9 wt.	9’
		10 wt.	9’
		11 wt.	9’
		12 wt.	9’
Orvis	Helios 3F Fly Rod	3 wt.	7’ 6”
		3 wt.	8’ 4”
		3 wt.	10’ 6”
		4 wt.	8’ 6”
		4 wt.	9’
		4 wt.	10’
		5 wt.	8’ 6”
		5 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	10’
		6 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’ 6”
		6 wt.	10’
		7 wt.	9’
		7 wt.	10’
		8 wt.	9’
		8 wt.	10’
Orvis	Clearwater Fly Rod	2 wt.	10’
		3 wt.	7’ 6”
		3 wt.	10’
		4 wt.	7’ 6”
		4 wt.	8’ 6”
		4 wt.	9’
		4 wt.	10’
		5 wt.	8’ 6”
		5 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	10’
		6 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’ 6”
		7 wt.	9’
		7 wt.	10’
		8 wt.	9’
		8 wt.	10’
		9 wt.	9’
		10 wt.	9’
		11 wt.	9’ 4”
		12 wt.	9’
Orvis	Clearwater 6 – Piece Fly Rod	4 wt.	8’	6 piece
		5 wt.	8’ 6”
		5 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’
		8 wt.	9’
Orvis	Clearwater Two Handed Fly Rod	3 wt.	11’ 4”
		4 wt.	11’ 4”
		6 wt.	12’
		7 wt.	11’
		7 wt.	13’
		8 wt.	11
		8 wt.	13’ 6”
		9 wt.	14’
		10 wt.	15’
Orvis	Recon Fly Rod	2 wt.	7’ 6”
		2 wt.	10’
		3 wt.	7’ 6”
		3 wt.	8’ 4”
		3 wt.	10’
		4 wt.	8’ 6”
		4 wt.	9’
		4 wt.	10’
		5 wt.	8’ 6”
		5 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	10’
		6 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’ SW
		6 wt.	9’ 6”
		7 wt.	9’
		7 wt.	10’
		8 wt.	9’
		8 wt.	10’
		9 wt.	9’
		10 wt.	9’
		12 wt.	9’
Orvis	Superfine Glass	2 wt.	6’ 6”
		3 wt.	7’ 6”
		4 wt.	7’ 6”
		5 wt.	8’
		6 wt.	8’ 6”
		8 wt.	8’ 8”
Orvis	Mission Two Handed Fly Rod	3 wt.	11’ 4”
		4 wt.	11’ 4”
		5 wt.	12’
		6 wt.	12’
		7 wt.	11’
		7 wt.	13’
		8 wt.	11
		8 wt.	13’ 6”
		9 wt.	14’
		10 wt.	15’
Orvis	Penn’s Creek Full –Flex Bamboo	4 wt.	7’	2 piece
Orvis	1856 Bamboo Fly Rod	5 wt.	8’	3 piece
Orvis	Adirondack Full –Flex Bamboo	5 wt.	7’ 6”	2 piece
Orvis	Encounter Fly Rod Boxed Outfit	5 wt.	8’ 6”	4 piece
		5 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’ 6”
		8 wt.	9’

 

Fly Rod Brand	Fly Rod Model	Rod Weights	Rod Length	Pieces	Action
R.L. Winston Rod Company	Winston Air 2	3 wt.	8’ 6”	4 piece	Fast
		3 wt.	9’
		4 wt.	8’ 6”
		4 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’
R.L. Winston Rod Company	Winston Pure	2 wt.	7’	4 piece
		3 wt.	6’ 6”
		3 wt.	7’ 6”
		4 wt.	7’ 6”
		4 wt.	8’
		4 wt.	8’ 6”
		4 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	9’
R.L. Winston Rod Company	Winston Saltwater Air	6 wt.	9’	4 piece	Fast
		7 wt.	9’
		8 wt.	9’
		9 wt.	9’
		10 wt.	9’
		11 wt.	9’
		12 wt.	9’
R.L. Winston Rod Company	Winston Air Th (Two Handed.)	5 wt.	12’	4 piece	Medium Fast
		6 wt.	11’ 6” 12’ 6”
		6 wt.	13’ 3”
		6 wt.	12’ 3”
		7 wt.	13’ 3”
		7 wt.	12’ 3”
		8 wt.	13’ 3”
		8 wt.	14’ 6”
		8 wt.	12’ 9”
		9 wt.
R.L. Winston Rod Company	Winston Alpha +	5 wt.	9’	4 piece	Fast
		6 wt.	9’
		7 wt.	9’
		8 wt.	9’
		9 wt.	9’
		10 wt.	9’
		12 wt.	9’
R.L. Winston Rod Company	Baron Super 10	3 wt.	10’	4 piece	Medium
		4 wt.	10’
		5 wt.	10’
R.L. Winston Rod Company	Baron TH Microspey	3 wt.	10’ 6”	4 piece	Fast
	(Two Handed.)	4 wt.	11’
		5 wt.	11’ 6”
R.L. Winston Rod Company	Winston Bamboo	3 wt.	6’	2 piece, 3 piece	Slow
		3 wt.	6’ 6”
		3 wt.	7’
		3 wt.	7’ 6”
		4 wt.	6’ 6”
		4 wt.	7’
		4 wt.	7’ 6”
		4 wt.	7’ 9”
		4 wt.	8’
		5 wt.	7’ 9”
		5 wt.	8’
		5 wt.	8’ 6”
		6 wt.	8’
		6 wt.	8’ 6”
		6 wt.	9’
		7 wt.	9’
		8 wt.	8’ 9”
		8 wt.	9’
		8 wt.	9’ 6”
		9 wt.	9’ 6”
		10 wt.	9’
R.L. Winston Rod Company	Tom Morgan Favorite	4 wt.	8’	2 piece	Medium

 

Fly Rod Brand	Fly Rod Model	Rod Weights	Rod Length	Pieces	Action
Redington	Crux	3 wt.	7’ 6”	4 piece	Fast
		3 wt.	9’
		4 wt.	8’ 6”
		4 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	8’ 6”
		5 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’ 6”
		7 wt.	9’
		7 wt.	10’
		8 wt.	9’
		8 wt.	10’
		9 wt.	9’
		10 wt.	9’
Redington	Claymore	5 wt.	12’ 3”	4 piece	Fast
		6 wt.	11’ 6”
		6 wt.	12’ 6”
		7 wt.	11’ 6”
		7 wt.	12’ 6”
		7 wt.	13’ 6”
		8 wt.	11’ 6”
		8 wt.	12’ 6”
		8 wt.	13’ 6”
Redington	Claymore Trout Spey	2 wt.	11’	4 piece	Fast
		3 wt.	11’ 3”
		4 wt.	11’ 6”
Redington	Predator	5 wt.	9’	4 piece	Fast
		6 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’ 6”
		7 wt.	9’
		7 wt.	10’
		8 wt.	7’ 10”
		8 wt.	9’
		9 wt.	9’
		10 wt.	9’
		11 wt.	9’
		12 wt.	9’
		14 wt.	8’
		16 wt.	8’
Redington	Trace	2 wt.	7’ 6”	4 piece	Medium Fast
		3 wt.	7’ 6”
		3 wt.	8’ 6”
		4 wt.	8’ 6”
		4 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	8’ 6”
		5 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’
Redington	Strike Euro Nymph	3 wt.	10’	4 piece	Medium Fast
		3 wt.	10’ 6”
		3 wt.	11’
		4 wt.	10’
		4 wt.	11’
Redington	Dually	5 wt.	11’	4 piece	Medium Fast
		6 wt.	11’
		6 wt.	12’ 6”
		7 wt.	11’ 6”
		7 wt.	12’ 6”
		7 wt.	13’ 6”
		8 wt.	11’ 6”
		8 wt.	13’ 6”
Redington	Dually Trout Spey	3 wt.	10’ 6”	4 piece	Moderate Fast
		4 wt.	10’ 6”
Redington	Butter Stick	1 wt.	5’ 9”	3 piece	Slow
		2 wt.	6’
		3 wt.	7’
		4 wt.	7’ 6”
		5 wt.	8’
		6 wt.	8’
		8 wt.	8’
Redington	Vice	3 wt.	7’ 6”	4 piece	Fast
		3 wt.	8’ 6”
		4 wt.	8’ 6”
		4 wt.	9’
		4 wt.	10’
		5 wt.	8’ 6”
		5 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	9’ 6”
		5 wt.	10’
		6 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’ 6”
		7 wt.	9’
		7 wt.	9’ 6”
		7 wt.	10’
		8 wt.	9’
		8 wt.	9’ 6”
		9 wt.	9’
Redington	Classic Trout	2 wt.	7’ 6”	4 piece	Moderate
		3 wt.	7’ 6”
		3 wt.	8’
		3 wt.	8’ 6”
		4 wt.	8’
		4 wt.	8’ 6”
		4 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	8’ 6”
		5 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	9’	6 piece
		6 wt.	9’	4 piece
Redington	Path	3 wt.	7’ 6”	4 piece	Medium Fast
		4 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	8’ 6”
		5 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’
		7 wt.	9’
		7 wt.	10’
		8 wt.	9’
		8 wt.	9’ 6”
		9 wt.	9’
Redington	Youth Minnow	5 wt.	8’	4 piece	Medium
Redington	Crosswater	4 wt.	7’ 6”	4 piece	Moderate Fast
		4 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	8’ 6”
		5 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’
		8 wt.	9’
		9 wt.	9’

 

Fly Rod Brand	Fly Rod Model	Rod Weights	Rod Length	Pieces	Action
Sage	The X Rod	3 wt.	7’ 6”		Fast
		3 wt.	9’
		4 wt.	8’ 6”
		4 wt.	9’
		4 wt.	10’
		5 wt.	8’ 6”
		5 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	9’ 6”
		5 wt.	10’
		6 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’ 6”
		6 wt.	10’
		7 wt.	9’
		7 wt.	9’ 6”
		7 wt.	10’
		8 wt.	9’
		8 wt.	9’ 6”
		8 wt.	10’
		9 wt.	9’
		10 wt.	9’
		11 wt.	9’
Sage	Sonic	3 wt.	7’ 6”		Fast
		3 wt.	9’
		4 wt.	8’ 6”
		4 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	8’ 6”
		5 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	9’ 6”
		6 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’ 6”
		7 wt.	9’
		7 wt.	9’ 6”
		7 wt.	10’
		8 wt.	9’
		8 wt.	9’ 6”
		8 wt.	10’
Sage	Foundation	4 wt.	9’		Fast
		5 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’
		7 wt.	10’
		7 wt.	9’
		8 wt.	9’
		9 wt.	9’
Sage	Trout LL	3 wt.	7’ 9”		Medium
		3 wt.	8’ 9”
		4 wt.	8’ 6”
		4 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	8’ 6”
		5 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’
Sage	Dart	0 wt.	7’ 6”		Fast
		1 wt.	7’ 6”
		2 wt.	7’ 6”
		3 wt.	6’ 6”
		3 wt.	7’ 6”
		4 wt.	7’ 6”
Sage	Igniter	4 wt.	9’		Ultra-Fast
		5 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’ 6”
		7 wt.	9’
		7 wt.	10’
		8 wt.	9’
		9 wt.	9’
		10 wt.	9’
Sage	Payload	6 wt.	8’ 9”		Fast
		7 wt.	8’ 9”
		7 wt.	8’ 9”
		8 wt.	8’ 9”
		9 wt.	8’ 9”
		10 wt.	9’
		11 wt.	9’ 3”
Sage	ESN	2 wt.	10’		Medium
		3 wt.	10’
		3 wt.	10’ 6”
		4 wt.	10’
Sage	Sense	3 wt.	10’		Medium
		3 wt.	10’ 6”
		4 wt.	10’
Sage	Salt HD	6 wt.	9’		Fast
		7 wt.	9’
		8 wt.	9’
		9 wt.	9’
		10 wt.	9’
		11 wt.	9’
		12 wt.	9’
		13 wt.	8’ 6”
		16 wt.	8’ 6”
Sage	Maverick	6 wt.	9’		Fast
		7 wt.	9’
		8 wt.	9’
		9 wt.	9’
		10 wt.	9’
		11 wt.	9’
		12 wt.	9’
		14 wt.	8’ 6”
Sage	Trout Spey G5	3 wt.	11’		Fast
		4 wt.	11’ 3”
Sage	Trout Spey HD	1 wt.	10’ 9”		Fast
		2 wt.	10’ 9”
		3 wt.	10’ 3”
		3 wt.	11’
		4 wt.	11’ 3”
Sage	X Spey	5 wt.	12’		Fast
		6 wt.	12’
		6 wt.	13’ 9”
		7 wt.	12’
		7 wt.	13’
		7 wt.	14’
		8 wt.	12’
		8 wt.	13’
		8 wt.	14’
		9 wt.	12’
		9 wt.	14’
		10 wt.	15’
Sage	X Switch	5 wt.	11’		Fast
		6 wt.	11’
		7 wt.	11’
		8 wt.	11’
Sage	Sonic Spey	7 wt.	13’ 6”		Fast
		7 wt.	13’ 6”	6 piece
		8 wt.	13’ 6”
		9 wt.	14’	6 piece
Sage	Sonic Switch	7 wt.	11’ 6”		Fast
		8 wt.	11’ 6”
Sage	Igniter Spey	6 wt.	12’ 6”		Ultra-Fast
		7 wt.	12’ 6”
		8 wt.	13’ 6”
		9 wt.	14’
		9 wt.	14’	6 piece
		10 wt.	15’
Sage	Igniter Switch	6 wt.	11’ 9”		Ultra-Fast
		7 wt.	11’ 9”
		8 wt.	11’ 9”
		9 wt.	11’ 9”

 

Fly Rod Brand	Fly Rod Model	Rod Weights	Rod Length	Pieces	Action
Scott Fly Rods	Centric	4 wt.	8’ 6”	4 piece	Fast
		4 wt.	9’
		4 wt.	10’
		5 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	9’ 6”
		5 wt.	10’
		6 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’ 6”
		6 wt.	10’
		7 wt.	9’
Scott Fly Rods	F Series	2 wt.	6’ 2”	4 piece
		3 wt.	5’ 8”
		3 wt.	6’ 6”
		3 wt.	7’ 2”	5 piece
		4 wt.	7’ 2”	4 piece
Scott Fly Rods	G Series	2 wt.	7’ 7”	4 piece	Medium
		3 wt.	7’ 7”
		3 wt.	8’ 4”
		3 wt.	8’ 8”
		4 wt.	8’ 4”
		4 wt.	8’ 8”
		4 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	7’ 7”
		5 wt.	8’ 8”
		5 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	8’ 8”
		6 wt.	9’
Scott Fly Rods	Sector	6 wt.	8’ 4”	4 piece	Medium
		6 wt.	9’	4 piece
		7 wt.	8’ 10”	2 piece
		7 wt.	9’	4 piece
		8 wt.	8’ 4”	4 piece
		8 wt.	8’ 10”	2 piece
		8 wt.	9’	4 piece
		9 wt.	8’ 10”	2 piece
		9 wt.	9’	4 piece
		10 wt.	8’ 4”	4 piece
		10 wt.	8’ 10”	2 piece
		10 wt.	9’	4 piece
		11 wt.	8’ 10”	2 piece
		11 wt.	9’	4 piece
		12 wt.	8’ 10”	2 piece
		12 wt.	9’	4 piece
		13 wt.	8’ 4”	3 piece
		15 wt.	8’ 4”	3 piece
Scott Fly Rods	Radian 2H	7 wt.	12’ 6”	4 piece
		8 wt.	13’
		9 wt.	12’ 6”
		9 wt.	14’
		10 wt.	15’
		10 wt.	16’
Scott Fly Rods	SC (Split Cane)	3 wt.	7’ 2”	3 piece
		4 wt.	7’ 2”
		4 wt.	7’ 7”

 

Fly Rod Brand	Fly Rod Model	Rod Weights	Rod Length	Pieces	Action
St. Croix Rods	Mojo Bass Fly Rods	7 wt.	7’ 11”	2 piece	Moderate - Fast
		8 wt.	7’ 11”
		9 wt.	7’ 11”
St. Croix Rods	Mojo Trout Rods	2 wt.	6’	2 piece
		3 wt.	6’ 6”
		3 wt.	7’	4 piece
		3 wt.	7’ 9”
		4 wt.	8’
		4 wt.	8’ 6”
		4 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’
		7 wt.	9’
St. Croix Rods	Imperial USA Fly Rods	2 wt.	6’	2 piece
		3 wt.	6’ 6”
		3 wt.	7’	4 piece
		4 wt.	7’ 6”
		4 wt.	8’
		4 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	8’ 6”
		5 wt.	9’	2 piece
		6 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’	4 piece
		7 wt.	9’
		8 wt.	9’	2 piece
		8 wt.	9’	4 piece
		8 wt.	10’
		9 wt.	9’	2 piece
		9 wt.	9’	4 piece
		10 wt.	9’
St. Croix Rods	Imperial USA Fly Switch Rods	5 wt.	11’	4 piece
		6 wt.	11’
St. Croix Rods	Imperial Salt	7 wt.	9’	4 piece
		8 wt.	9’
		9 wt.	9’
		10 wt.	9’
		11 wt.	9’
		12 wt.	9’

 

Fly Rod Brand	Fly Rod Model	Rod Weights	Rod Length	Pieces	Action
Thomas & Thomas	Paradigm	3 wt.	8’ 2”	4 piece	Medium
		4 wt.	8’ 4”
		4 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’
Thomas & Thomas	Paradigm 50th Anniversary Edition	5 wt.	9’	4 piece	Medium
Thomas & Thomas	Contact 2	2 wt.	10’	4 piece
		3 wt.	10’
		3 wt.	10’ 9”
		3 wt.	11’ 2”
		4 wt.	10’ 9”
		6 wt.	10’ 8”
Thomas & Thomas	Zone	3 wt.	7’ 6”		Medium Fast
		4 wt.	8’ 6”
		4 wt.	10’		Fast
		5 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	9’ 6”
		7 wt.	9’
		7 wt.	10’
		8 wt.	9’
		9 wt.	9’
		10 wt.	9’
Thomas & Thomas	DNA Short Spey	6 wt.	11’ 2”	4 piece
		7 wt.	11’ 2”
Thomas & Thomas	Avantt	3 wt.	8’ 6”	4 piece
		4 wt.	8’ 6”
		4 wt.	9’
		4 wt.	10’
		5 wt.	9’
		5 wt.	10’
		6 wt.	9’
		6 wt.	10’
		7 wt.	9’
Thomas & Thomas	Lotic	3 wt.	6’ 10”	3 piece	Medium
		4 wt.	7’ 4”
		5 wt.	7’ 10”
Thomas & Thomas	DNA Trout Spey	3 wt.	11’ 6”	4 piece
		4 wt.	11’ 6”
		5 wt.	11’ 9”
Thomas & Thomas	DNA Switch	6 wt.	10’	4 piece
		6 wt.	11’
		7 wt.	10’
		7 wt.	11’
Thomas & Thomas	Classic Series (Bamboo)	3 wt.	6’ 6”	2 piece	Medium
		3 wt.	7’
		4 wt.	6’ 6”
		4 wt.	7’
		4 wt.	7’ 6”
		5 wt.	7’ 6”
		5 wt.	8’
		6 wt.	8’ 6”
Thomas & Thomas	Individualist (Bamboo)	2 wt.	7’	2 pieces
		3 wt.	6’ 6”
		3 wt.	7’
		3 wt.	7’ 6”
		4 wt.	6’ 6”
		4 wt.	7’
		4 wt.	7’ 6”
		4 wt.	8’
		5 wt.	7’ 6”
		5 wt.	8’
		5 wt.	8’ 6”
		6 wt.	8’ 6”
		7 wt.	8’ 6”
		7 wt.	10’

 

*Data and models of the fly rods may change. Every effort has been made to ensure the information is accurate, however some errors may occur. Please see your fly fishing dealer for more information.

 

What Does The Weight Of A Fly Rod Mean?

Fly fishing rods have marked weights on them, as an example a 6 weight. (Or 6 wt. for short.) The weight of the fly rod is designed to match the fly line weight.

As an example a 5 weight fly rod would match a 5 weight fly line. (For some rods you can go one size up or down, depending on angler skill, preference, rod action, etc.)

The weights can go from around 0 weight all the way up to 16 weight for saltwater big fish.

With 3 weight up to around 8 weight being more common for freshwater fish.

While 8 weight up to 12 weight for saltwater fish.

 

What Size Fly Rod And Fly Line Should I Use?

Targeted fish size, is a big factor when choosing a fly rod weight size.

The angler’s preference, tradition, size of flies used, weather conditions, and lake / river size can also determine what size fly line and fly rod to use.

Are you chasing small pan fish, big bass or trophy trout? Or perhaps chasing saltwater fish?

A 5 wt. or 6 wt. can be used for medium size fish and is a common, multipurpose size for fly fishing.

A 3 weight would be used for small creeks and small fish. While a larger 8 weight could be used for saltwater fish and salmon.

However, a heavier fly line like a 7 wt. or 8 wt. can punch into the wind and help fight bigger fish.

A heavier weight line and rod can cast bigger artificial flies easier.

A small weight can help cast and present small flies delicately on the water for fussy or spooky fish.

 

What Length Fly Rod Should I Choose?

For the beginner, a rod length of around 8’ 6“ length, or 9 foot length is common and versatile to use.

 

Data compiled by and written by John Miller

 

Extra Resources And Reading

Best Fly Rod Under $100 For Beginners

Fly Fishing Tips And Tricks

Different Types Of Flies