St. Croix Fly Brings Back Legend Elite and Legend Elite Salt Fly Rods

St. Croix Fly Brings Back Legend Elite and Legend Elite Salt Fly Rods

St. Croix LEGEND ELITE and LEGEND ELITE SALT rods are back for 2026. Designed and precision crafted with the objective of helping all anglers “rule their water,” these all-new fly rods are rolled on the original angler-favorite LE and LE Salt mandrels, but have been completely updated with new materials, technologies and components.

LEGEND ELITE Fly Rods: Retail $595.

From the manufacturer:

“The LEGEND ELITE 3-weight through 8-weight all-water rods deliver even more dutiful power, control and satisfying lightweight performance. Medium-fast with loads of feel, LEGEND ELITE tapers are distinct across all 12 models to deliver technique-specific performance. Whether dropping a #22 Trico on a six-inch seam or swinging an intruder past a far-bank boulder, LEGEND ELITE comes standard with inspiring made-in-the-USA St. Croix performance backed by a 15-year warranty.”

LEGEND ELITE Features:

• Hard chrome snake guides
• Double-foot hard chrome Fuji SiC stripper guides
• Snub nose (379-4 through 480-4), micro full wells (490-4 through 6100-4), or full wells (790-4 through 8100-4) super-grade cork handle with cork-rubber accents
• Tapered super-grade cork fighting butt with cork-rubber accents (.5”on 4100-4, 5100-4, 690-4, and 6100-4 models, and 1” on 790-4 through 8100-4 models)
• Custom uplocking, machined aluminum reel seat (all models) with rosewood inserts (379-4, 480-4, 490-4, and 590-4 models)
• Aluminum rod tube with rod sock
• 15-year warranty
• Designed and precision-crafted in Park Falls, Wisconsin

LEGEND ELITE SALT Fly Rods: Retail $650.

From the manufacturer:

“Encompassing six models in 7 through 12-weights, LEGEND ELITE SALT is designed to maximize opportunity for all saltwater anglers with powerful and accurate fast-action tapers that are as satisfying to cast as they are to own. Engineered and precision-crafted with all top St. Croix technologies, LEGEND ELITE SALT rods begin with an all-new matrix of premium SCIV and SCIII carbon materials. This means lighter and more responsive blanks with reduced swing weights and improved balance without sacrificing strength or power. Coupling its highly refined actions with premium ergonomics and aesthetics, LEGEND ELITE SALT capitalizes on opportunity with fast-with-feel performance in any saltwater arena.”

LEGEND ELITE SALT Features:

• Hard chrome snake guides
• Double-foot SiC hard chrome stripper guides
• Full wells super-grade cork handle with cork-rubber accents
• Contoured super-grade cork fighting butt with cork-rubber accents (790-4 through 990-4)
• Oversized super-grade cork fighting butt with cork-rubber accents (1090-4 through 1290-4)
• Custom uplocking, machined aluminum reel seat
• Aluminum rod tube with rod sock
• 15-year warranty
• Designed and precision-crafted in Park Falls, Wisconsin

LEGEND ELITE will be available to anglers and authorized St. Croix specialty fly retailers onSeptember 1, 2025. 

LEGEND ELITE SALT will follow on November 1, 2025.