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Trout Fly Fishing Reel, Hardy Perfect
By Hardy Bros.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Trout Fly Fishing Reel, Hardy Perfect 3 1/8". A good Hardy Perfect Trout fly reel with ivorine
Category

1920s English Used Fly Reels

Materials

Aluminum

Hardy Perfect Style Salmon Fly Fishing Reel.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Farlow 4¼" Salmon Fly Fishing Reel, Hardy Perfect Style. A good Hardy Perfect style salmon fly reel
Category

Early 20th Century British Used Fly Reels

Materials

Metal

Vintage Hardy Perfect Trout Fly Fishing Reel 3 3/8
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hardy Perfect Trout fly fishing reel, A good Hardy Perfect trout fly reel with ebonite handle
Category

1970s English Used Fly Reels

Materials

Aluminum

Hardy Uniqua Trout Fly Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Alloy Hardy Uniqua Trout Fishing Reel. A good lightweight alloy 'Uniqua' 3 ½" fly fishing
Category

Early 20th Century British Used Fly Reels

Materials

Metal

Allcock Aerialite Fishing Reel
By Allcocks Ltd
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Aerialite Trout Reel By S. Allcock & Co. Ltd. A 3", three pillar centerpin trout fly reel
Category

Mid-20th Century English Used Fly Reels

Materials

Bakelite

Used Allcock Aerialite Fishing Reel
Allcock Aerialite Fishing Reel
H 1.25 in Dm 3.01 in
Hardy's 'Perfect' Trout Fly Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Trout Fly Fishing Reel, Hardy Perfect 3⅝". A good Hardy Perfect Trout fly reel with Bakelite handle
Category

20th Century British Used Fly Reels

Materials

Metal

Small Trout Fly Fishing Reel, Walter Dingley.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Walter Dingley 2¾" Alloy 'Uniqua' Trout Fly Reel. A small alloy centerpin, revolving plate, trout
Category

Early 20th Century British Used Fly Reels

Materials

Metal

Brass Salmon Fly Fishing Reel By Farlow, London
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Brass Fishing Reel By Farlows. A very good 3 inch brass fishing reel by Farlow, London. The reel
Category

20th Century British Used Fly Reels

Materials

Brass

Antique Hardy Silex Multiplyer, Trout Fly Fishing Reel
By Hardy Bros.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hardy Salmon fishing reel, The Super Silex Multiplier. This is a very rare reel in good working
Category

1930s British Sporting Art Used Fly Reels

Materials

Aluminum

4" Patent Lever Salmon Fly Fishing Reel By Farlow
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Farlow's Patent Lever Salmon Reel. A very good 4" salmon fly fishing reel by Charles Farlow, London
Category

Early 20th Century British Used Fly Reels

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

19th Century genre oil painting of man preparing fishing tackle
By John Arthur Lomax
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
of a Judge is shown preparing flies for his fishing line. On the table can be seen a fly reel and fly
Category

19th Century Victorian Used Fly Reels

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Fly Fisherman, Figurative Landscape Watercolor
By Harvey Eckert
Located in Soquel, CA
published by Trout Unlimited, Fly Fisherman, Rod and Reel. Eckert passed away in 2018.
Category

1980s American Modern Used Fly Reels

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Belgian Quirky Wood Chandelier, Circa 1930 with Industrial feel
Located in Houston, TX
of fly-fishing reels.
Category

1930s Belgian Arts and Crafts Used Fly Reels

Materials

Wood

Hardy “Pall Mall Centenary” Rod and Reel Set
Located in Stratford upon Avon, GB
“Perfect Dry” fly reel known as the “Houghton”, mounted within a rosewood chest with plaque (together with
Category

Late 20th Century English Used Fly Reels

Materials

Bamboo

Vintage English Pub Sign Oak Hardy Bros LTD. Angling Specialists London Fly Reel
Located in Tyler, TX
English Hanging Pub Sign ~~Hardy Bros LTD. Angling Specialists~~ Fly Fishing Reels~~ London 23
Category

Late 20th Century English Sporting Art Used Fly Reels

Materials

Paint, Wood

Vintage English Pub Sign Oak Hardy Bros LTD. Angling Specialists London Fly Reel
Located in Tyler, TX
English Oak Hanging Pub Sign ~~Hardy Bros LTD. Angling Specialists~~ Fly Fishing Reels~~ London
Category

Late 20th Century English Sporting Art Used Fly Reels

Materials

Oak, Paint

Hardy "Perfect" Salmon Fly Fishing Reel, Hardy Bros, Alnwick England
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hardy Perfect 3 ¾' salmon fly fishing reel. A good Hardy Perfect salmon fly reel with ebonite
Category

1930s English Sporting Art Used Fly Reels

Materials

Aluminum

Hardy Perfect Trout Fly Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A good Hardy Perfect trout fly reel with ebonite handle, alloy foot, white agate line guide and rim
Category

Late 20th Century British Used Fly Reels

Vintage Fishing Reel, Pryce-Tannatt's Personal Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Pryce-Tannatt's personal fishing reel. This is a Hardy St. George alloy trout fly reel, it has a
Category

1930s English Used Fly Reels

Materials

Aluminum

Hardy Perfect 3 1/8 Trout Fly Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hardy perfect 3 1/8 Trout fly fishing reel. A good Hardy perfect Trout fly reel with bakelite
Category

1940s English Used Fly Reels

Materials

Aluminum

Hardy Perfect 2 7/8 Trout Fly Fishing Reel, Mark 2 Check
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hardy Perfect 2 7/8 Trout fly fishing reel, mark 2 check. A good Hardy Perfect Trout fly reel with
Category

1940s British Used Fly Reels

Materials

Metal

St George Fly Fishing Reel by Hardy Bros
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
St George fly fishing reel by Hardy Bros. This is a Hardy 'Saint George' alloy trout fly reel, it
Category

1950s English Used Fly Reels

Materials

Aluminum

Salmon Fly Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A good alloy Salmon fly fishing reel with brass face, stamped 'Made in England'. The reel with
Category

1920s British Used Fly Reels

Salmon Fly Fishing Reel
Salmon Fly Fishing Reel
H 1.78 in Dm 4.53 in
David Rockefeller Family Fly Fishing "Reel and Fly" Collection & Seamen's Chest
Located in South Burlington, VT
David Rockefeller signed family trout and salmon fly fishing "Reel and Fly" collection. Provenance
Category

Late 20th Century American Used Fly Reels

Materials

Metal

Treasury of Reels the Fishing Reel Collection, Limited Edition 81/100
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
A Treasury of Reels: The Fishing Reel Collection of the American Museum of Fly Fishing, Limited
Category

1990s Used Fly Reels

Materials

Paper

Salmon Fishing Reel by Foster
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Salmon fly fishing reel by Foster of Ashbourne. This is a 'Hardy Perfect' type salmon reel made
Category

1930s British Used Fly Reels

Salmon Fishing Reel by Foster
Salmon Fishing Reel by Foster
H 1.97 in Dm 3.94 in
Hardy Perfect Trout Fishing Reel
By Hardy Brothers of Alnwick
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hardy perfect trout fly fishing reel. This mark 2 Hardy Perfect 3, 1/8 inch diameter trout reel is
Category

1920s English Used Fly Reels

Materials

Aluminum

Trout Fishing Reel by Ramsbottom
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A nice gun metal centre pin trout fly fishing reel by Ramsbottom of Liverpool. The reel is in
Category

1910s English Used Fly Reels

Trout Fishing Reel by Ramsbottom
Trout Fishing Reel by Ramsbottom
H 0.04 in Dm 2.56 in L 0.04 in
Brass and Bakelite Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Brass sea trout fly fishing reel with check mechanism by Heabter, Plymouth. The reel stamped with
Category

Early 1900s Great Britain (UK) Used Fly Reels

Trout Fishing Reel in Brass by F.J Williams
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A fine trout fly fishing reel by F.J Williams of 109 Queen Street London. This is a nice quality
Category

Early 1900s English Used Fly Reels

Materials

Brass

Vintage Hardy Perfect Salmon Fly Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hardy Perfect 4' Fly Fishing Reel. A good Hardy Perfect Salmon fly reel with ebonite handle, ribbed
Category

1930s English Sporting Art Used Fly Reels

Materials

Aluminum

Brass Salmon Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A very unusual brass Salmon fly reel by Charles J. Heath. This reel has a crank handle on one side
Category

Early 1900s British Used Fly Reels

Brass Salmon Fishing Reel
Brass Salmon Fishing Reel
H 2.37 in Dm 3.75 in
Brass Fishing Reel by Pape of Newcastle
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
T. Pape 3½" Brass Fishing Reel. A good brass four pillar centerpin, revolving plate, trout fly reel
Category

1910s British Edwardian Used Fly Reels

Materials

Brass

Mr. Pryce-Tannatt's Personal Fishing Reel, Trout Fishing Reel, Hardy St. George
By Hardy Brothers of Alnwick
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Pryce-Tannatt's personal fishing reel. This is a Hardy St. George alloy trout fly reel, it has a
Category

Mid-20th Century English Used Fly Reels

Materials

Aluminum

3 ⅛" Hardy Uniqua Trout Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Alloy Hardy Uniqua Trout Fishing Reel. A good 'Uniqua' 3 ⅛" fly fishing reel by Hardy Bros
Category

20th Century British Used Fly Reels

Materials

Metal

Edward Vom Hofe Restigouche 6/0 Fishing Reel with Original Leather Case
By Edward Vom Hofe
Located in Montreal, QC
New York fishing equipment entrepreneur of the late 1800s. He introduced his first two fly reels
Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Used Fly Reels

Materials

Brass

Vintage Salmon Fly Fishing Reel with Brass and Bakelite Face
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A good early London pattern Salmon fly fishing reel made from bakelite and brass with horn handle
Category

1890s English Used Fly Reels

Materials

Brass

Vintage Marquis ⧣ 7 Aluminium Fly Fishing Reel by Hardy Brothers
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Vintage Marquis # 7  aluminium Fly Fishing Reel by Hardy Brothers A genuine vintage piece
Category

Early 20th Century British Colonial Used Fly Reels

Antique English Bamboo Fly Fishing Rod with Reel, Circa 1920's
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English bamboo fly fishing rod with reel, Circa 1920's. The fishing rod comes apart in 3
Category

Early 20th Century English Used Fly Reels

Materials

Bamboo

Vintage J Bernard & Son Trout Fly Fishing Reel with Leather Case
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A good trout fly fishing reel made from bakelite and brass with composite handle. This reel is very
Category

Early 20th Century British Used Fly Reels

Materials

Brass

Brass Farlow Salmon Fly Fishing Reel in Brass with Horn Handle
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Salmon fishing reel by Farlows. A very good 4 ¼ inch brass salmon fishing reel by Farlow, London
Category

1880s English Used Fly Reels

Materials

Brass

Trout Fishing Reel by Ramsbottom
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A nice gun metal centre pin trout fly fishing reel by Ramsbottom of Liverpool. The reel is in
Category

1910s English Used Fly Reels

Untangling a Fly from the Tree
By Harvey Eckert
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate depiction of a fly fisherman by Harvey Eckert (American, 1946-2018). Signed in the lower
Category

1980s American Modern Used Fly Reels

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

"Redheads" - Original Watercolor and Etching on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Press, Univ. of Illinois Press, Safari Press, Lyons Press, Fly Rod and Reel, Sporting Classics, and Wild
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Used Fly Reels

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Etching

The Bamboo Rod 5/96 (fly fishing, reel it in, river)
Located in Basalt, CO
To create an etching, Ostlind heats a copper plate and then uses a small roller to coat it evenly with his etching "ground," a combination of beeswax and asphaltum, a coloring agent....
Category

2010s Used Fly Reels

Materials

Paper, Etching

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Used Fly Reels For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of used fly reels available for sale. Frequently made of metal, aluminum and brass, all used fly reels available were constructed with great care. Used fly reels have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. There have been many well-made used fly reels over the years, but those made by Hardy Bros. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Used Fly Reels?

Used fly reels can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $525, while the lowest priced sells for $196 and the highest can go for as much as $2,400.
Questions About Used Fly Reels
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Hardy fly reels are made in Alnwick, England. William Hardy started selling angling equipment in Alnwick in 1874, and grew into developing exceptional tackle, giving this company an extensive history. On 1stDibs, find an array of Hardy fly reels from top sellers.

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