The Spruce Creek was the first McFarland glass rod produced. The Spruce Creek feels like a glass rod should feel. They are soft, smooth, and deep flexing with the perfect balance of power from tip to butt. The Spruce Creek is ideal for everything from swinging soft hackles to throwing streamers. I have so many Spruce Creek tapers that I’ve worked out over the years that the possibilities are almost endless. I try to keep a few of the popular sizes in stock, but most rods are made to order. Feel free to email me to discuss the ideal build for you. We will work together to design and build the rod of your dreams.

List of popular models. Others available on request.

7’ 3wt 3 piece

7’2” 3wt 3 piece

7’6” 3wt 3 piece

7’7” 3wt Special

8’ 3wt 3 piece

7’ 4wt 3 piece

7’9” 4wt 3 piece

8’ 4wt 3 piece

8’2” 4wt 3 piece

7’ 5wt 3 piece

7’9” 5wt 3 piece

8’ 5wt 3 piece

8’6” 5wt 3 piece

8’ 6wt 3 piece

8’6” 6wt 3 piece

THE rod for the serious technical trout fisherman.

I roll the Emerger blanks with a blend of low and medium modulus graphite to produce an ultra-smooth casting rod with incredible line feel. These rods are reminiscent of some of the early graphite rods produced before the modulus race and casting pond hero phase took off, but with an advanced resin system and a unique material layup that reduces weight and enhances sensitivity. By continually tweaking designs over the past 15 years I’ve come up with series of rods that are the ultimate trout fishing tool in the hands of an experienced angler. The Emerger is light in the hand and quick loading, but with enough power to make pin point presentations at longer distances.

The Emerger uses the internal or spigot version of the McFarland Transition Ferrule and a classic unsnaded natural finish blank for a timeless old school look. Like all McFarland rods, the Emerger features unmatched finish work and the finest components including my own reel seat design with highly figured wood inserts, genuine Snake Brand guides, and cork work that is far superior to any mass produced rod.

With a perfectly balanced, super smooth medium action, the Emerger excels at precise casts and perfect presentations in the 15-60 foot range.

The lightest, most responsive glass rods ever made.

Rolled with a unique blend of E-glass and S-glass, the GTX rods feature a highly evolved fast action and a powerful taper that results in an extremely lightweight rod with a quick recovery. GTX rods are lighter in the hand (the lightest on the market) while still retaining the wonderful feel and smoothness of a glass rod. The GTX rods make it easy to form beautiful loops and punch out long, pinpoint accurate casts without sacrificing close range performance. From the moment they were released, the GTX rods have become an instant favorite of nearly everyone who casts them. All GTX series blank are 4 piece with tip over butt ferrules and are available in natural clear glass, black glass, or painted autumn glow or spring green.

$735 natural or black glass.

$60 charge for painted.

8’ 4wt

8’ 5wt

8’6” 4wt

8’6” 5wt

8’6” 6wt

8’6” 7wt