Uncle Len's fly tying box.
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 8:41 am
Hello Everyone.
Len was my late friend's uncle who was a bit of a legend during the 1970's and 80's. A person I looked up to when fishing in my teens, and generally a very nice informative bloke, and always helpful. "These were good and memorable days". Sadly Len must have passed during the late 1990's early 2000's.
Move to September 2021 I lost my dear friend Martin who bequeathed all of his fishing tackle to me, which included quite a bit of Lens tackle. Among which was this wonderful quite large homemade wooden fly tying box.
Beautiful box measuring 28"x12"x5".
I love the makeshift lids, a small square of ply with a cut down wine cork for a handle.
One of many surprises inside the box, were these two small envelopes dated and beautifully hand written from 1931, containing cock hackle feathers with the dates they were plucked.
A freebie from Trout Fisherman magazine with Lens name above.
Len always put his name and address on items of tackle, just in case he lost them.
There are some of Len's homemade specials in here.
Len had a go at tying some flies especially the spider ones among some of the shop bought flies.
This little cigar box itself must be a bit of a find with some more of Len's hand tied flies inside.
It's like history in a box!
Thank you for reading
Len was my late friend's uncle who was a bit of a legend during the 1970's and 80's. A person I looked up to when fishing in my teens, and generally a very nice informative bloke, and always helpful. "These were good and memorable days". Sadly Len must have passed during the late 1990's early 2000's.
Move to September 2021 I lost my dear friend Martin who bequeathed all of his fishing tackle to me, which included quite a bit of Lens tackle. Among which was this wonderful quite large homemade wooden fly tying box.
Beautiful box measuring 28"x12"x5".
I love the makeshift lids, a small square of ply with a cut down wine cork for a handle.
One of many surprises inside the box, were these two small envelopes dated and beautifully hand written from 1931, containing cock hackle feathers with the dates they were plucked.
A freebie from Trout Fisherman magazine with Lens name above.
Len always put his name and address on items of tackle, just in case he lost them.
There are some of Len's homemade specials in here.
Len had a go at tying some flies especially the spider ones among some of the shop bought flies.
This little cigar box itself must be a bit of a find with some more of Len's hand tied flies inside.
It's like history in a box!
Thank you for reading