Wheatley VL&A Dry Fly Box 10' A nice Abel Creek Series

A nice Abel Creek Series #1 fly reel

The reel weighs 4

This 00 was one of Stan's lighter models

Darkly tempered cane with pale gold wraps and purple tipping

It has become harder to find craftsmen willing to do fine varnish work but John Gallas is one of those willing to go the extra mile

Wheatley VL&A Dry Fly Box 10' A nice Abel Creek SeriesFor sale here is a vintage Wheatley dry fly box private labeled by Von Longerke & Antoine (VL&A). The box comes with 6 spring loaded window compartments. The box is in very good overall condition. The VL&A decal remains 98% intact. All of the window doors are in perfect working order. The "Contents" card in the lid is slightly stained and remains free of writing. The compartments are full of approximately 15 vintage dry flies all in good condition.