JW Young Pattern No. 3 Fly Reel - possibly one of its kind! 7'9" The rod remains in excellent+

The rod remains in excellent+ condition

Staggered ferrule design with bamboo extension plug

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

gold silk wraps

The reel foot is aluminium

JW Young Pattern No. 3 Fly Reel - possibly one of its kind! 7'9" The rod remains in excellent+Youngs 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