Eric Leiser Framed Catskill Flies (6)

Eric Leiser Framed Catskill Flies (6)For sale here is a nice shadowbox frame consisting of six Catskill pattern flies tied by Eric Leiser. Condition is excellent. Flies included are March Brown, Light Cahill, Gray Fox, Quill Gordon, Adams, Light Hendrickson. Each signed by Eric Leiser and dated 7 4 96.

Included is a very fine leather reel pouch

Every single handmade part of this reel

or pouch lint

One tip was lawn cast as the slight amount of bluing loss on the tip top would suggest and the fact that the wrapping is removed from that male ferrule

Blued cap and ring reel seat over a mortised Spanish cedar spacer

For sale here is an early model Edward Vom Hofe Model 423 fly reel (before it was called the Restigouche model

Spool width is 15/16"

The trays are in pristine condition

Down-locking

Pillar length 1

The other more interesting piece of ephemera is an unsigned letter explaining his history as a rodmaker

Fine condition with very good dust jacket