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We came across this 130+ year old farm house near Cannonsburg Michigan this spring and purchased approximately 1400 board feet of really nice stuff. Some of these White Pine planks are 14″ to 16″ wide, incredible! This is really high quality wood because the house was covered in vinyl at some point, protecting the oldContinueContinue reading “J.A.Henry Scores a Big Win With A Huge Selection of Premium Old White Pine”

https://www.facebook.com/JAHenryMichigan/videos/174968285385559 Congrats Eric David for winning the Two-Hearted Fly Rod & Case this year!

Once again we are giving away a 2wt, 7’6″ Two-Hearted Fly Rod with one of our custom cases for 2023 opening trout day. The case includes: -The Two-Hearted Fly Rod in cotton Brook Trout Sleeve -Hand-Crafted Fly Rod Case from Reclaimed MI White Pine -Burl Maple Fly Box -2H-LA Fly Reel Loaded with Scientific AnglerContinueContinue reading “J.A.Henry Announces 2nd Annual Opening Day Fly Rod Giveaway!”

The 5wt, Two-Hearted Split Cane Bamboo Fly Rod coming in 2024. #aldercreekangling Thanks Ron Barch for your cane-building knowledge and skills and to my brother and his artistic ability. This is going to be a great fly rod! These rods are all hand-crafted here in Michigan. We expect to have these rods available sometime inContinueContinue reading “J.A.Henry Announces Development of our Two_Hearted Bamboo Rod Series”

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2023 Annual Trout Unlimited Fund-Raising Banquet. It’s not too late to register! https://www.facebook.com/JAHenryMichigan/videos/1345767062633604 https://swmtu.org/swmtu-event/2023-swmtu-fundraising-banquet

Congrats to Davis W. for winning the Two-Hearted 4wt Fly Rod (sorry Davis for butchering your last name, lol). Thanks to everyone for entering! It was such a big turnout we gave away a couple burl maple fly boxes as well. As per usual, we will be drawing for a 2wt. in our annual TroutContinueContinue reading “Congrats To Our Winner of the 2022 Holiday Giveaway!”

What better way to introduce our new 4wt, 8’6″ Fly Rod than to give one away for the holidays! The drawing will be live on Facebook on Dec 14. 1) Follow J.A.Henry Rod & Reel Company2) Comment below with the destination of an epic fly fishing trip you’d like to take someday.(if you’re already aContinueContinue reading “2022 Holiday Fly Rod Giveaway!”

Putting the final touches on a new 8’6” 4wt. We love this new fly rod! Very fast action with a great feel! Perfect for flipping streamers in tight water or shooting dries 70’+. It’s been well over a year in design and production. Aiming to have this on the market by late October.

Here are some items for the 2022 Trout Unlimited Aquifer Club Outing, including a couple Two-Hearted Fly Rods and Campaign Box.

I spent the weekend on the Au Sable testing my new 8’6″ 4wt. This is the 3rd prototype – getting close. Having to spend weekends in northern Michigan working can be so trying It’s lightweight, fast action carbon fiber and so much fun to cast. I am really excited about this rod! I am goingContinueContinue reading “Two-Hearted 4wt Getting Closer to Release”

Congratulations Janet Mass on winning the 1st annual opening-day fly rod giveaway!!! I also gave away 3 hand-made fly boxes as well. I will reach out to the winners via FB. Thanks to all for following!!! If you didn’t win this year just continue to follow and I’ll auto-enter you into next years drawing. TightContinueContinue reading “1st Annual Fly Rod Giveaway Announced”

To Enter: 1. Follow J.A.Henry Rod & Reel Company on Facebook 2. Comment below with your favorite resident trout water 3. Share with a friend What you get: – A 7’6″ Two-Hearted 2wt C-Fiber by J.A.Henry Rod & Reel Co. – 2H-LA Fly Reel (2wt) loaded with tappered floating line by Rio – Burled MapleContinueContinue reading “1st Annual Opening Day Fly Rod Give-away (Facebook Drawing on 4/15/22)”

We are back with a double booth this year at the 2022 MidWest Fly Fishing Expo in Warren Michigan. The oldest fly-fishing only show east of the Mississippi. The Expo features some of the biggest names in fly fishing, fly tying and rod building.