Elsie Darbee Framed Flies 7'9" Spitfire fly reel

Spitfire fly reel

For sale here is an Orvis Battenkill 8 1/2 feet bamboo rod - serial #82414

with a coin-edge knurl and rear cork check

Jet black tipping at the signature wrap

For sale here is a wonderful little Kineya Sliced Cavous Reel in the copper finish (there were only a few of these reels made with copper)

Elsie Darbee Framed Flies 7'9" Spitfire fly reelFor 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