Fly Reels & Fly Fishing Reels

Fly Reels, Cassette Systems and Reel Packages

Explore Snowbee fly reels and Waterworks Lamson fly reels, including conventional reels, cassette systems and packages for keeping several fly lines ready to fish.

Choose the Right Line Capacity

A fly reel needs space for your line and backing. Reel size labels are not standardised between brands, so a numbered size should not automatically be read as one fly-line weight.

Capacity also depends on the line system. A bulky Spey line or predator line can occupy a different amount of space from a conventional trout line with a similar numbered rating.

Reel Only, Spare Spools or Loaded Lines?

These purchases provide different starting points:

• A complete reel: the reel and its fitted spool, ready to load with a suitable line and backing.
• A reel and spool package: one reel with additional compatible spools for carrying different lines.
• A loaded reel kit: a package supplied with specified fly lines and backing.

Lamson Liquid S and Remix S 3-Packs include one reel and two additional spools. Snowbee Classic 2 reel and line kits include floating, intermediate and fast-sinking lines. The loaded-line kit therefore supplies more of the line setup than a reel-and-spool package.

Cassette Reels for Stillwater Fishing

A cassette system lets you keep different lines on interchangeable cassettes, changing between floating, intermediate and sinking setups without replacing the complete reel. Snowbee Onyx packages include additional cassette spools and a case, while other models use conventional spare spools.

Click-and-Pawl or Sealed Drag?

The Lamson Purist II uses a click-and-pawl mechanism, offering a different feel from Lamson's sealed conical-drag models. This is a choice of mechanism and how you prefer to control a running fish, rather than a feature shared by every reel in the range.

Cast or Machined Construction?

Lamson Liquid S uses a pressure-cast aluminium frame and spool. Remix S combines a machined aluminium frame with a pressure-cast spool. Their same-size S-Series spools are interchangeable, so the frame construction changes without requiring a different spool platform.

Saltwater Fly Reels

Dedicated options include Lamson Litespeed Marine, Liquid Max and Centerfire. A sealed drag alone does not establish that every reel is intended for the same saltwater application. Use the model's stated application and capacity, and follow its care instructions after saltwater fishing.

For a complete outfit, explore our fly rods. Match the reel's capacity to the fly line and backing required by your chosen setup.