A fly fishing device for feeding and reeling fly line to and from a rod held by a fisherman, comprising a line reel for reeling in the fly line, The line reel including a frictionally controlled line spool, a driver coupled to the line spool for actuation by the fisherman a support coupled to the line reel for holding the line reel under one of the fishermans upper arms while fishing: said line reel including an electric motor, frictionally connected to the line spool, a switch on the motor driving the line spool for initiation by the fisherman.