Tackle Week 2025: The best new fly fishing gear, including rods, reels, accessories, tying materials & more

For 2025, the top new fly-fishing offerings for Canadian anglers range from essentials such as rods and lines, to handy gadgets that promise to make a day on the water a little better. Some of these items incorporate revolutionary new materials, while some simply apply old ideas in a fresh new way. Still others, meanwhile, are so brilliantly uncomplicated you wonder why no one thought of them before. As we begin the 2025 fishing season, it’s exciting to know we have these goodies to look forward to, along with the promise of great fishing, of course.

For a look at more of the year’s best new conventional fishing gear, also see our round-up of 2025’s best new lures, rods, reels & electronics and angling accessories.

Best Fly Rod

PURE 2

Since 1929, R.L. Winston’s fly rods have featured a blend of science and art. The four-piece Pure 2 continues that tradition, with eight models ranging from a seven-foot, three-inch 2-weight to a nine-foot 5-weight. Made with double-bonded graphite, these rods boast premium cork grips and uplocking reel seats. They’re smooth, delicate and lively to cast, designed to meet a wide range of dry-fly situations.

Learn more: www.winstonrods.com