Metolius Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 5-wt Medium | Payne 101 Taper reel-3.0 A 5-weight that goes where

A 5-weight that goes where you're going

John Day 8'6" 7wt � Launching August 2026

With an extra tip

There are many instances on the stream where an angler just needs to get to knee or thigh deep and where a heavy

Gravel guard with boot clip

Metolius Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 5-wt Medium | Payne 101 Taper reel-3.0 A 5-weight that goes whereThe 5 weight for technical spring creek water. The Metolius is one of the coldest, clearest rivers in the Pacific Northwest a spring creek that comes out of the ground already cold, running through ponderosa pine flats with wild rainbow trout that have seen enough anglers to be selective. It's not beginner water, and the rod that fishes it well isn't a beginner rod. At 7'6" in a 5 weight with medium action, the Metolius sits between the Henrys Fork's