I came upon a clearance sale and bought a new fly box, the kind made
of aluminum with the glass covers on one side for dry flies and a
foam patch on the other for nymphs. I took the opportunity to
reorganize my flies with the intention of just getting the flies I
use all of the time in this little box, and sticking the less used
flies in a second box (I use a chest pack that has one main pocket
that drops down for a primary fly box and a second zip up pocket for
an additional box).
Anyway, this is how it panned out: One flip up compartment stuffed
full of BHPT sizes 16-20, a second compartment filled with BHGRHE
from 12 to 18, a third filled with parachute flies sizes 14 through
22, the fourth with traditional Adams style flies 14 -20, another
compartment filled with scuds, and another filled with misc midge
larvae. One flip up compartment is still empty, and on the foam side
I have a couple dozen RS2's in various sizes.
These are the flies I use 90% if the time when fishing local streams.
In the second box I have Prince Nymphs, San Juan worms, some large
foam flies (hoppers, cicadas, stonefly imitations) some Pale morning
Dun's, a flock of Royal Wullf's and some stimulators) and some
streamers.
What is in your "most used fly" box?
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