Hardy Bros Ltd Irish pattern x20 gut eyed  salmon flies for  rod reel CIRCA 1900New1/21
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Hardy Fly Fishing

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Rare and mostly pristine Hardy Bros Irish patterns. 

Hardy Bros Ltd Irish pattern x20 gut eyed  salmon flies  - CIRCA 1900.

Patterns : Stunning smaller patterns as pictured. Incudes a rare Judge / Nondescrip No1 / Lee Fly etc
Size : Size 5 to 1's 

Due to building connection over the years in the gut fly sphere, I was lucky enough to have the whole collection appaised by Martin Lanigan O'Keefe.
He described the collection as a "Fantastic find!" 
Martin was given some flies for his deep appraisal of the collection as a contra deal. 
The Fly fishers' club also took some flies for their extensive collection. 
Bar a few examples already taken, I have numerous duplicates of these rare early Hardy Irish patterns. 
I purchased the collection from an estate sale with little known history to the previous owner(s). The collection is a unmolested snap shot of a gentlemans collection bought in the late 1800's or very early 1900's. Martins thoughts were that they were probably purchased for a fishing trip to Ireland. Most as stated are Hardy patterns with a few Irish patterns in there too. Many are in pristine condition. Its amazing that it has been left in its entirety over such a long period of time.

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Fishing disciplineFly fishing

Condition & history

EraPre-1950
Production statusVintage
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