Hardy Bros Lightweight Fly Reel is a favorite among fly anglers who prefer simple, classic yet functional reels. These reels have tasted trout and salmon on most famed rivers across the globe. Shipped Free from the Caddis Fly Angling Shop.
An 80 year old classic, built with modernized components and technology, the Lightweight Fly Reel from Hardy is a shop favorite. The reel is handmade in Alnwick, England from high grade 6061 bar stock aluminum. It features a classic, elegant single screw line guard. An anodized finish adorns the grey-silver frame. The spool also sports an anodized finish for added durability and is a traditional silver color. The drag is a classic precision click check and the retrieve is easily converted from right to left. The reel comes in a Hardy neoprene reel pouch. These reels are ideal for discerning fly anglers who enjoy a classic aesthetic and want to maximize fish fighting fun. They will find themselves at home on historic English chalk streams, narrow Midwesterner brooks, splendid high mountain creeks and anywhere else trout roam.
We have found the 2/3wt reel to accommodate a 2wt rod and line well, the 3/4wt to accommodate a 3wt rod and line well. This sizing pattern follows for the rest of reels in the Lightweight lineup. By design these reels are small and lightweight, allowing less backing than other reels of their weight range.
