fly rod

a light, extremely flexible fishing rod specially designed for use in fly-fishing.

Origin of fly rod

First recorded in 1675–85

He remarked that he had brought his fly-rod with him, and I suggested that a heavy bass rod would prove more serviceable.

Fishing With The Fly |Charles F. Orvis and Others
Some of those efforts—with rod and gun—are recorded in Wild Spain, and we purpose attempting no more—whether with pen or fly-rod.

Unexplored Spain |Abel Chapman
He uses a spinning-rod 11 feet long, or a fly-rod 14 feet long.

Through Finland in Carts |Ethel Brilliana Alec-Tweedie
There is a great difference of opinion among anglers as to the amount of pliancy a fly-rod ought to possess.

Red Palmer: A Practical Treatise on Fly Fishing |James Tayler

Eventually I went to sleep and dreamed that I was hunting Mallards with a fly-rod baited with a stale doughnut.

Highways in Hiding |George Oliver Smith

fly rod

a light flexible rod, now usually made of fibreglass or split cane, used in fly-fishing