Dette Fly - Dorothea (Sulphur) EF Payne Rod Company The 814-3 achieves a continuity

The 814-3 achieves a continuity of action by the manipulation of the dimensions both in the rod taper and hollow cutting in the portions of the rod that transition from bamboo to the ferrule

Grip soiling

At the time all Leetle Fellers were built with one tip

Very minor line grooves on side of frame by pillar

The tip was originally made slightly longer than the other two sections

Dette Fly - Dorothea (Sulphur) EF Payne Rod Company The 814-3 achieves a continuityFor sale here is an authentic Catskill dry fly by the Dettes the Dorothea, or Sulphur pattern. This fly comes from the collection of a Sullivan County sportsman who, as a kid, grew up around many of the legendary Catskill fly tiers. His uncle was also close friends with many of them. Most of his Dette flies were acquired from another private collector who over the years had regularly acquired his flies directly from the Dettes. Further provenance