SKU: ECHOTRT490
Echo Trout 490 Fly Rod

The Echo Trout fly rod series is the perfect rod for anglers who love chasing trout.  Wheather it's small brookies in the Appalachans, rainbows from a big tailwater, or big brows out west the Echo Trout is your tool for getting them in the net.  Dropping dries, hucking split shot, or slinging streamers, Echo has desinged the Trout fly rod weights to fit every scenario you might encounter while fishing for trout.  The 4wt Echo Trout is the ideal option for chasing trout with dries or midge patterns.  Swinging midges through a run or dropping a delicate dry to a picky brown, this is the choice for you.

Designed to cover a variety of presentations, the lighter Echo Trout Fly rods were developed as a fast action rod with an ultra-sensitive tip in order to protect light tippet. The lightweight build of the Echo Trout increases casting efficiency and lets you fish all day without experiencing the fatigue you get fishing heavier rods.  Echo also designed a unique cork grip that allows the caster to hold the rod in the most comfortable and efficient way of their choosing.  This amazing feature is key in allowing the angler to get the most out of their cast providing a more enjoyable experience.  Each rod model also includeas a removable fighting butt letting you change the ballance of the rod as well as giving you leverage on big fish.  The Echo Trout fly rods have a semi-glass coating that helps avoid dreaded "line stick".  Never before has there been a rod series that covers such a wide range of fishing styles as the Echo Trout fly rod!