My Father's Gear | Fly Fishing Reel and Flies Canvas Wall Art Print

About My Father's Gear

A square still life set against solid black. Across the top runs a fly rod laid on the diagonal: a pale cork grip marked with dark flecks, a burgundy blank with wire snake guides, and a black anodised seat. Below it sits a large fly reel photographed close, its perforated spool ringed with brass-toned holes and a cream centre plate lettered Marquis 1893 RC. To the left, six hand-tied flies fan out across the dark ground, hackles in amber, rust, cream and yellow with scarlet and grey thread bodies.

The black field swallows every shadow, so the metal edges, monofilament line and individual feather barbs read with sharp, almost catalogue clarity. The character here is quiet and precise: gear treated as a portrait, warm tackle-box colours against deep dark, with a nostalgic pull for anyone who has strung a rod at dawn.

Suits a home office, study or gentleman's room, and works in a beach house hallway or a shack near the water. The black ground sits well on white, charcoal or timber-panelled walls, and pairs with leather chairs, brass lamps, vintage maps and other fishing or hunting imagery. A considered gift for a keen angler. Browse more brown and earthy art, yellow art, or read Art above the bed: what size and how high.