Bill Amerongen creates one-of-a-kind fishing rods that are designed and built to be fished hard, with each rod taking up to 80 hours to complete and often ordered to celebrate life’s milestones.

The allure of fly fishing is one that has been deeply romanticized, so much so that it has been canonized in modern books, movies and TV shows as a sport so spiritual and pure that it is near godly.

Central Oregon has many lakes, reservoirs and rivers for people to enjoy as temperatures begin to rise, and the summer heat sets in.