New Fly Guy – The Box Solution

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It’s been over three years since I started my journey into flyfishing. In that time, I evolved through many different approaches to storing and carrying flies. I’ve been a bit frustrated with all of them because the boxes I was using took up so much space. Part of it was that, as a new fly guy, I always figured I needed more flies with me “just in case” even though I always ended up using the same ones. This resulted in a proliferation of small fly boxes in every pocket of my vest.

I think I finally hit on the optimum solution that maximizes the number of flies you can carry while minimizing space. I moved my flies from small individual foam filled boxes to aluminum compartment boxes. The most common styles are the eight or ten compartment versions. As you can see from the pictures below, I was able to consolidate the contents of four boxes into one. All you give up his being able to see every single fly. But if you group flies of similar character — like your Copper Johns — into the same compartment, they’re still easy to get to. You might have to poke around for a second or two to find the right color or size. I was more than willing to make that trade-off to reduce the bulk of the load I was carrying.

Flyfishing Benefactors has the best deal on these that I have found. Other variations can cost $50 or more.

If you’re bugged by too many fly boxes, I recommend you look at this solution.

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Unless stated otherwise, this article was authored by Steve Moore

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Disclaimer and Warning:  The contents of this site reflect the opinion of the author and you, the reader, must exercise care in the use and interpretation of this information.  Fishing is a dangerous sport.  You can slip and fall on rocks and sustain severe injury.  You can drown.  You can get hooks caught in your skin, face, eyes or other sensitive places.  All sorts of bad things can happen to you when to go into the woods to visit the places documented here.  Forests, streams and lakes are wild areas and any number of bad things can happen.  You must make your own judgment in terms of acceptable behavior and risk and not rely on anything posted here.  I disclaim all liability and responsibility for any actions you take as a result of reading the articles on this site.  If you do not agree with this, you should not read anything posted on this site.

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