Another point of view
Speaking about my own apprenticeship at about the same age. The objective is for the novice to catch fish, that will be his point of view too. I would recommend a longer, stiffer rod, in graphite (they didn't have that 70 years ago) and a high floating WF fly line. The reel will just be holding the line so don't spend much there.
The long rod will make it much easier for the nimrod to learn to pick the line up without ripping it off the surface. The stiff action will help a lot too. I'd start him on some elk hair caddis flys, there is nothing like the thrill of a take on the surface.
Grandfather's advice, he used a Hardy split bamboo rod, long ago, "careful wading is way more important than long casts!"
There is a fellow on here offering lessons on how to fish nymphs', those guys catch the most fish, so if you can teach him that he is fixed for life.
Welcome, start tying your own flys.
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