ONLY TWO Steffen Brothers rods
remain in the Fly Rod Shop
ONLY TWO Steffen Brothers rods
remain in the Fly Rod Shop
Sweetwater Fly Rods
CONTACT: Charlie at 540.691.6290
or e-mail to sweetwaterflyrod@aol.com
for any additional Information....!!
Artistic Designs in Custom Fly Rods for Ladies & Gentlemen since 1976
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Customers are my greatest asset. Thanks for being one!
It's been another great year for fly rods so far. I thought I was ahead several months ago but that changed once the first week of June dropped by! Four Steffen's left fairly quickly along with several of my Olive EPIC's that won't be available going forward.
But we still have the EPIC's in the great looking amber color of which guides are being wrapped on a 686 Amber and a 476 amber as "we speak." The 580 I had
started ended up in Maine as a custom build - this same gentleman had
previously purchased four from my site in June . . .
Throw in a few custom builds and it's been a banner year to date!
Many thanks to all customers!
ROD BLANK
AVAILABILITY
Updated July 21, 2026
On this page you will find the models for the Steffen Brothers fly rods, the EPIC line of FASTGLAS II blanks, models by McFarland Rod Company and CTS of New Zealand. These are the blanks I currently have in stock that can be custom built.
ALWAYS check the "Sweetwater Fly Rod Shop"
button to see what's available for immediate purchase.
CALL OR E-MAIL TO RESERVE ANY OF THESE ROD BLANKS
listed below and I will return a quote promptly after we determine the design details.
See Fly Rod Purchase Tab for more details.
More Steffen Brothers glass
rod blanks are currently in stock and can be reserved for custom builds
ONE each of the 8056 is available
ONE each of 8034 is being built for the site
Other Steffen models can be built
by special order so contact me if you just
can't live without one!
These blanks, still rolled in the USA, are made
the same as the originals were when
Mark & Tim Steffen were creating some of
the finest fly rods on the market.
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"Classic Steffen Brothers Chestnut Uni S2" glass.
Light, progressive, and fast recovery due to their
proprietary uni-directional structural glass core.
Steffen Brothers glass rods are known for there unique blend of power, to flex, with a very forgiving casting response for both first timers and expert anglers alike!" ("from Steffen Rods website")
SPECIAL NOTE regarding EPIC glass rod blanks
EPIC will no longer be supplying blanks in the Olive Green color . . . .
The 476's will be Amber & Salsa
The 580's will be Amber ONLY
The 686's will be Amber and Arctic
The heavy-weights will remain the same
EPIC rod blanks remaining for custom builds
888 Electric Blue 8'8" 8wt 4pc
1 476 Amber
2 580 Amber
2 686 Amber
One each of the 476 and the 686's are currently
being built for this site
To reserve one of these, please call, email or text.
More McFarland blanks are AVAILABLE:
ONE (1) GTX 8'6" 6wt 4pc - Natural Glass
One other GTS 8'6" 6wt is being built for this site.
Some NEW GTX 7'6" 4wt 4pc models in
natural glass are now available.
I had three arrive and one was sold quite quickly. Another one is being completed for this site.
And another is available for a custom build for anyone that feels they must get one!
Same GTX action and feel
but in a smaller package!
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McFarland Perpetual blanks in Natural Glass that
are available for a custom build:
All Perpetual rods have Spigot Ferrules
One of each model available
8'0" 3/4 wt
8'0" 4/5 wt
8'0" 5/6 wt
CTS Rods and Blanks
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No CTS blanks or completed rods are available at this time EXCEPT those already in the Fly Rod Shop.
If you would like to have something built on a CTS blank,
do not hesitate to call or write.