SAN LUIS OBISPO, California, April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hardy has been producing fine fly fishing equipment since 1872, but until recently those products weren't available for purchase on Hardy's ...

I've always thought of Hardy as a fly reel company. High end quality English reels with a lot of history. I was reluctant to the idea of fishing a Hardy fly rod, especially one built for the salt.

HARDY POND -- The wind had just picked up and the rain had resumed when I felt a light tap on the line and set the hook, hoping for another keeper. But instead of the 15-inch legal fish, a miniature ...