JW Young Pattern No. 3 Fly Reel - possibly one of its kind! 7'9" Reel also comes with leather

Reel also comes with leather STH reel pouch

The rod flexes into the slender grip slightly

and apply them to the unique fly patterns that George Grant created

Winston 9' 7/8wt bamboo rod made by Glenn Brackett

The rod remains in excellent+ condition

JW Young Pattern No. 3 Fly Reel - possibly one of its kind! 7'9" Reel also comes with leatherYoungs No. 3 Fly Reel, possibly unique. Red agate, silent check, 2 7 8 diameter, original box, mint condition. Elwyn (Rupe) Atwood, author of the excellent Medlar Press book J. W. Young, A century of the art of making fishing reels states ~ I am pretty sure it dates from the 1930s, at a time when Youngs identified their reels by patterns number only. In my opinion, your reel is a Pattern number 3. As there are several missing numbers in all my