You care about your flies. More than that, you care about the organization of your flies. You spend time, energy, and effort to tie or buy your flies, so it only stands to reason that you should be concerned about where they go.
Of course, you can put flies in anything. An old Altoid tin will work. But for a few dollars you can find the ideal fly box.
Today there are dozens of fly boxes at any fly shop and hundreds available online. What separates one from another? This month on Trout & Feather I discuss seven different kinds of fly boxes. Labels might matter a little and there could even be some bells or whistles. Really what it all comes down to is the method by which your flies are held in any box. What are the strengths of various fly box styles?
Also, I feature a few videos from Trout & Feather. One is an excellent explanation of ways to keep the eye of your hook clean. The other is a detailed walkthrough of an articulated trout pattern. Both are worth taking the time to watch.
Watch the videos, and find a link to the article, below:
Head to “The Pursuit of Fish” on Trout & Feather to read my posts, including Hooks in You: The Best Fly Box.
Few things are more frustrating than being unable to thread tippet through a hook eye. When you tied the fly, and only have yourself to blame, it is even more infuriating. In this video, Tim walks through some great preventative measures to ensure that your flies will come off the vise ready to accept your leader.
Like many patterns out there, articulated streamers seem easy enough. The basic concepts aren’t anything that you don’t know from tying up the simplest trout flies. However, getting the two shanks to behave well with each other during the retrieve is where a little bit of know-how comes in handy. This is a great streamer, and Tim walks through it in a very informative manner.
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