Raymond Dingley's personal Wheatley fly box with original flies

Raymond Dingley's personal Wheatley fly box with original fliesFor sale here is a one of a kind item Raymond Dingley's personal Wheatley fly box with original flies. Raymond is the grandson of the master reelmaker William Henry Dingley. This item comes with provenance details directly from Raymond, along with his signature. The fly box measures 4 3 4" x 3 1 2" and includes flies in original fly packets, ranging in dates from 1946 to 2012. For those of you unfamiliar with this legacy, I suggest you review this

Nickel silver cap and ring reel seat over a beautifully figured mortised wood spacer

The blued ferrules are size 15/64 with an excellent fit

A history of the club from its beginnings in the 1920's when it purchased property in the canyon along the South Platte

The reel has an adjustable drag and click and the five detent arrowhead pointer drag feature with red dot indicators

For sale here is an Arne Mason leather reel case made to fit medium sized reels

The rod features classic straw colored cane with light cinnamon wraps and gold tipping

during the most significant era of bamboo rod production"

This model was designed for fishing the AuSable River "hex" hatch from a boat

67 meters in length (roughly 5 1/2 feet) and the serial number is 770061

All but one are gut-eyed

Serial #10"

The reverse half wells grip measures 5 1/2" in length with moderate soiling