AL Walker Fairie Fly Reel 10 Weight An RL Winston San Francisco-era

An RL Winston San Francisco-era bamboo fly rod

Cigar grip with thumb indentation

This is a later Maxwell period Leonard with a nice mortised tiger maple uplocking screwlock reel seat (polished bright)

Honey silk wraps with yellow edges

AL Walker Fairie Fly Reel 10 Weight An RL Winston San Francisco-eraAn excellent and hard to find AL Walker Fairie trout reel, 2 1 4 in diameter and set up for RHW (the drag itself feels fairly neutral, though the check is louder in one direction than the other). The reel weighs 4. 2 ounces on my scale. This was the smallest trout reel ever made by either Walker, father or son. I can find no sign that the reel has ever been fished. The foot, spool, knurled grease cap and protective rims are aluminum. Two of the