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
Artistic Designs in Custom Fly Rods for Ladies & Gentlemen since 1976
Customers are my greatest asset. Thanks for being one!
Happy New Year
Now that the holidays are behind us and things have slowed a bit,
I would like to extend a heart-felt THANK YOU to all of the special customers that had confidence in my craftsmanship through purchasing fly rods all through 2025. It was a record year for me in my one-person operation and I greatly appreciate your trust.
Here's wishing a safe and prosperous New Year to All.
GOD BLESS us everyone.
CONTACT: Charlie at 540.691.6290
or e-mail to sweetwaterflyrod@aol.com
for any additional Information....!!
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ROD BLANK
AVAILABILITY
Updated January 11, 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 8034 & 8056
ONE more of the 8045
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")
All remaining EPIC blanks are being built for the website!
I've had a great summer and fall for custom builds and now
I work on fly rods for this website . . . .Thanks to all!
The only rod blanks remaining for custom builds
888 Electric Blue 8'8" 8wt 4pc
One 888 is in the works as I write this
To reserve any of these, please call, email or text.
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CTS Rods and Blanks
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No CTS blanks or completed rods are available at this time. If you would like to have something built, do not hesitate to call or write.
More McFarland blanks are AVAILABLE:
TWO (2) GTX 8'6" 6wt 4pc - Nat Glass
ONE (1) 7'6" 3pc 3wt in LEMON glass
ONE (1) 7'6" 3pc 4wt in LEMON glass
These are made in the Classic Glass design that has a nice smooth casting feel similar to the
Dirty Martini styles but with a different colored glass.
It looks more like a tangerine color as opposed to a lemon yellow color.
The last rod I had on here in Lemon Glass was a Spring Creek and it was on the site less than three weeks . . .!
It's still on the Fly Rod Shop Page so you can see the glass color. Quite unique....