Auction held by the Herts Branch Fly-dressers Guild
Monday 14th March 2011 8.30 p.m. (after AGM)
Viewing from 7.30 p.m.
Lemsford Village Hall, Lemsford, Herts
Provisional Catalogue
Lot no.
Misc
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Hooks/tools
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Reels/lines
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Description
Heron Anglers vest with floatation, Medium, as new
Hand-crafted wooden fly-tying table, portable
Framed set of 3 English salmon “baits” c. 1900. Provenance unknown.
Wooden fly-tying box with pop-up work surface, leather handle
Brown canvas tackle bag with leather fittings and shoulder strap.
Pair Royal Hunter green wellies, studded soles #10. Used.
Stainless steel 2oz hip flask – suit the occasional light tippler
Suede vanity bag, suit reels as inscribed
Bottle green Snowbee fly box with selection of flies
Grass green fly box with selection of flies, mainly nymphs
Black plastic fly box stuffed with assorted nymphs
Similar ditto
Wooden fly-tying case with compartments and lid flap
Lureflash lever vice, in original box and packaging, as new
Stonefly tool set in plastic presentation box
Rotating lever vice by K.F. Odames of Leicester
Wing machine in blue presentation box
Large box of assorted hooks, mainly Mustad
Wood mounted thumb vice
Table vice, screw adjustment
Veniard table vice
Indian vice
Miscellaneous tools, bobbins, hackle pliers
A similar ditto
Homemade vice and G clamp
Assorted hooks
Compartmentalised container of various hooks #6-14
Bag of flies of various hues and designs
Bag of miscellaneous items to include beads, varnishes, tools and tippet
dispenser
Green Shakespeare reel case, leather fittings
Brown Liddesdale reel case, some graffiti
Brown Barbour reel case, some graffiti
Black Sportfish reel case, minor graffiti, Velcro clasp
Rim Fly Disc 75, as new
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Rods
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Linea EF 560, as new in original box with parts list.
Cortland 333 HT Floating DT 6F, as new
System 2 #7/8 reel loaded with Mastery WF 7F Uniform Sink II line
System 2 #7/8 reel loaded with new H-Speed Hi D WF7
System 2 #7/8 spool, loaded with Cortland 444 WF7, both as new
System 2 #7/8 spool, loaded with Hi-Speed Hi D 7
System 2 #7/8 spool, loaded with Snowbee WF7 F
System 2 #7/8 spool, loaded with Lee Wulff Clear intermediate W7F,
virtually new
Ryobi 455 salmon reel with line and two spare spools in bag, used
Black rod tube, Greenheart, with address window
Green rod tube, Sumo Distance
Diawa Profly 9.5’ #6-8 2pc blue cloth bag
Shimano, Twin Power Fly 10079 10’ #7-9 2pc burgundy cloth bag
Bob Church Rutland II 10’ #7-9 2 pc green bag
Diawa Whisker Kevlar 9’ #4-6 2 pc black bag
Daiwa Whisker 9’6 #5-7 2 pc black bag (not original bag?)
Fladen Vantage Fly 9’ #7 4 pc green waterproof bag, as new
Fly Master carbon 8’6 #5-6 2 pc grey bag, as new
Chiltern 9’3” #5-7 2pc blue bag
Carbotec CTF9624 7’/7.5 #4 2 pc, handmade from blank by Derek
Gotlieb, waterproof bag
Daiwa Hexagon Whisper 9’ #4-6 2 pc, artificial leather rod tube with
handle
Materials
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Large orange plastic box of silks, wires, tinsels, beads and dental floss
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Stack of 6 containers of mohair
Stack of 10 ditto
Bag of lureflash, floss, antron, ice dub, fritz
Assortment of threads, line
Similar ditto inc tinsel
Various varnishes and beads
Bag of wools
Bag of wools and dubbings
3 huge skeins of wire
Mixed lot: ostrich feathers, assorted feathers and starling wing
Metz Dun Cock Cape
Metz White Splashed Cock Cape
4 mixed capes (cock and hen) in Metz bags
Fox fur stole
Assorted materials to include hare’s ear and peacock herl
Assorted Indian capes
Assorted ostrich feathers
Assorted chenilles
Assorted feather, hackles and flashabou
Quantity of marabou
Mixed feathers and hackles
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Similar ditto
Orange compartmentalised box containing threads, tinsels, beads, shot
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2 Chinese capes
Similar ditto
Similar ditto
Similar ditto
Similar ditto
1 cock cape and 1 squirrel tail
Assorted skeins of thread and wool
A similar ditto
Assorted packets of seal’s fur
Assorted packets of seal’s fur
Assorted packets of seal’s fur
Assorted packets of seal’s fur
Mixed bag of feathers, fur and hair
Mixed marabou
Dark red cock cape
2 cock capes
2 cock capes to inc 1 furnace
1 dyed cock cape (dark green)
Mole skin and squirrel tail
Bag of dyed furs and capes
Similar ditto
Metz red saddle cape
Bag of mixed capes
Large bag of mixed materials
Bag of mixed hair
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Mixed lot of feathers and capes
Books
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110
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Letters to a Salmon Fisher’s Sons, A.H. Chaytor, 1983 reprint, soft
cover
Tight Lines, Angling Sketches, R.C.Bridgett, nd, Trout & Salmon
Forgotten Gems Series reprint
Fishing Vignettes, Cecil Braithwaite, nd, Trout & Salmon Forgotten
Gems Series reprint
The Handbook of Fly Tying, Peter Gathercole, 1989, DJ
Small Water Trout Fishing, Charles Jardine, 1994, DJ
Success with Salmon, Crawford Little, 1988, DJ
Success with Trout, Cairncrss/Dawson/Ogborne, 1990, DJ ex lib.
Under the Bridge, Robin Armstrong, 1991, DJ
The Angler’s Quotation Book, Eric Restall, 1993, DJ
The Art of Trout Fishing, William Currie, 1963, soft cover
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Flyfishing, Brian Furzer, 1986, soft cover, ex lib.
Basic Flytying in Pictures, Ted Andrews, 1983, soft cover
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Fishing
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500 Fly Dressings, E. Veniard, reprint 1986, soft cover
50 Favourite Flies, Donald Overfield, 1986
Trout Fly Patterns – An International Guide, Taff Price, 2005, soft
cover
A Guide to River Trout Flies, John Roberts, 1989, DJ
The Fly-tying Bible, Peter Gathercole, 2003, ring-bound
Nymphs and the Trout, Frank Sawyer, revised and reprinted 1970, DJ
Fly Fishing, J.R. Hartley, 1991, DJ
An Introduction to Fly Tying, Peter Cockwill, 1990, DJ
The Flytier’s Companion, Mike Dawes, 1989, DJ
Fly Fishing – A Logical Approach, Paul Burgess, 1987, soft cover
220 Favourite Flies, Trout & Salmon, 1998, hard cover
How to make Tube Flies, John Veniard, nd, soft cover
John Bailey’s Complete Guide to Freshwater Fishing, John Bailey,
2004, soft cover
A Passion for Angling, Yakes/James/Miles, 1993, DJ
Ultimate Book of Fly Fishing, L.L. Bean, 2002
1 day’s guided fishing for 1 person on the Amwell Magna Fishery to be
taken during the season from 1st April to 30th September 2011.
River fly fishing at Amwell Magna Fishery - dry fly & upstream nymph
only for brown & rainbow trout.
A light lunch will be provided.
Conditions of Sale
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Lots must be paid for in full and removed on the night.
No buyers’ premium.
No VAT.
Auctioneer’s decision is final.
Bidders must register with the clerk and be in possession of an authorised bidding
number.
6. Caveat emptor. While every effort has been made to ensure accurate and fair description
of lots, in all matters relating to the auction the Branch acts as a third party only and
accepts no responsibility for inaccuracies or mistakes in the catalogue or consequences
arising therefrom. Condition of lots (where expressed) is a matter of opinion and should
be verified by the vendor in advance of the sale.
We are extremely grateful for the many lots which have been donated in aid of Branch
funds.