Mark Bennett Atlantic Salmon Carving 7' A nice little Leonard Duracane

A nice little Leonard Duracane 7’6″ fly rod

These reels were made in the early 1990's and manufactured for Orvis in England

an outgoing click

moderate soiling of grip

"Truncated" swiss ferrules

Mark Bennett Atlantic Salmon Carving 7' A nice little Leonard DuracaneA beautiful carved salmon by our friend and angler Mark Bennett we've landed more than a few fish together and his deep knowledge of Salmo Salar is evident in this exquisite work. The details are tremendous here, from the careful carving of each individual scale, the curve of the fins even the jaws have teeth! I particularly like the conception of the piece "coming and going" with one side of the hen fish painted bright to capture the incoming