Elsie Darbee Framed Flies 3 Weight A 3-3/8" pattern 15A will

A 3-3/8" pattern 15A will hold a modern DT6 with 75 yds backing

or WF9 + 300 yds 20#

This happened mostly when the rod remained in the tube since it was made

Only one screw on the headplate shows a bit of buggering

1) Mailing label (later-era)

Elsie Darbee Framed Flies 3 Weight A 3-3/8" pattern 15A willFor sale here is another very scarce collection of legendary Catskill flies twelve Elsie Darbee tied classic Catskill pattern flies in a shadowbox frame measuring 9x14. On the back of the frame there is a hand written note, "flies tied by Elsie Darby (sic) Livingston Manor, N, Y. 1974, Given George and Carolyn by Eleanor Jones". The note was most likely written by Ms. Jones. Each fly has its name written next to it in a beautiful script, probably by