Container store and craft store boxes are great. However they are not water proof so be careful when wet wading. Your hooks will get rusty if water gets in there. Container Store 4"x6" photo boxes are good with craft foam glued into them. However the latches break effort. Altoids boxes are good but small and will also rust.
One easy way to keep a few flies on a short trip is a pin on foam fly patch. Stick it on your shirt or hat and you are ready to go.
I love the foam floating fly boxes. Wish they came in blaze orange instead of olive (blue is ok) to see when I drop them.
And kudos to the name and number on all fly boxes comment. I lost a box last year with about 5 dozen flies. I got a phone call a few months later from someone who found it. All flies were in tact, no rust, no damage!
Rob Snowhite
From: Jeffrey Silvan <jeffreysilvan@gmail.com>
To: tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} New fly tier question
I usually carry two medium size fly boxes with me while fishing around here (sometimes a third small one). They're separated into two main categories - "small" flies and "long" flies. Basically, my "small flies" box has smaller square compartments with mostly tons of poppers. I keep at least one compartment filled with my damsel nymphs and dragonfly dymphs, and another with a couple generic nymphs and other more "carpy" flies in case I run into carp. My "long flies" box is where I keep my various clousers, larger woolly buggers, worm patterns, and other streamers. I found those two boxes cover nearly all of my warmwater fishing, and easily fits into either my wader pouch or pockets in my fishing cargo shorts if I'm not using waders. As I'm expanding my local fly selection with some of Rob's patterns, my organization system is going to have to be a little revamped though...
On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Aden <adentracy@gmail.com> wrote:
I have a few boxes of various size that I put in my camelback when fishing but when I am in the water I find that my shirt's chest pocket is the best storage as I typically only throw a couple of patterns at a time. Although I would recommend smashing down the barb of your hooks.
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