Bill Blackburn Bamboo Fly Rod 7'9" 3/2 #4 2 Weight Made in the late 1960s

Made in the late 1960s in England by JW Young & Sons when Orvis stopped importing the Lightweight series reels from Hardy Bros

For sale here is a Hardy LRH Lightweight fly reel in excellent plus condition

a bit of minor screw head marring

which are nice and clean with no brassing to the oxidation

Light wheatstraw oven temper cane and a three up node pattern

Bill Blackburn Bamboo Fly Rod 7'9" 3/2 #4 2 Weight Made in the late 1960sA Bill Blackburn hollowbuilt bamboo fly rod, 7'9", 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #4 line. Serial #2616. The rod weighs 3. 7 ounces on my scale. Serial #2616. Mint condition. Medium slow action and the rod flexes down into the grip. Light blonde cane done in a two opposed node pattern in a LH spiral. The main wraps are tan with small black edges at the keeper and ferrules. The step ferrules are oxidized jet black. The rod has a light coat of varnish