The right side is speaking to me and saying “Put your terrestrials (hoppers beetles ants and big floaty foam things) over here”. The right side of the swing leaf big attractors (wolfs and stimulators, etc) that won’t get their hackles crushed because of the depth. That leaves the two other panels for attractor nymphs for the hopper-dropper set ups. It’s a great box. Super versatile.
Thanks Shorty, the boxes you showed are also available in the Cabela's White River brand. Maybe easier for some folk to find. I have some - good storage boxes for about $13 each.
I’m currently working through filling my third flybox of the same type or layout. Would be awesome if you started a lifecycle series of just the most common insects found in your local area. The first two boxes I built out were meant to be used if I wanted to travel, or if I was unsure of an area that I would be fishing. One was a nymph specific and the other a dry flies only type of deal, and isn’t it so fun trying to figure out where an emerger fits into that. I took the four food groups of my target species(trout), and then wrote down a list of the patterns I felt confident in or liked that fit into each food group that would be represented in its own page. So, the nymph specific box can be carried anywhere in the US and contains mayfly nymphs from East to west in page 1, the second page or leaf are midges, the third page was dedicated to Caddis, and the final page was dedicated to stoneflies due to size. My box currently holds almost 900 nymphs that I replenish through the season as it is used, if need be only, and then touched up and topped off during the colder months when I find myself in a smaller midge only box. My second box was done dry fly only, East to west, using the same concept and what I had learned while creating and filling the first nymph box. After that box had been filled I realized that I needed more space due to size of wings, and if I wanted to maintain them in a pleasing manner to at least my eye, I would need to remove the center leaf, which I did, and set page 1 or the left side as a Caddis only side and made the right mayfly only as I realized I rarely fished the midge dry or a stonefly dry patterns often enough to warrant a full page. Box three was set up as a Stillwater box for both trout or warmwater species like bass, Bren, and crappie, and honestly I find myself using increasingly more on local lakes deep into the season when trout get finicky and unhealthy when pressured in warmer water temps. So, here I sit filling my fourth box of this type, and while thinking of the possibilities I figured it would be fun to do a more targeted box for my local area that contained a mixture of common to me insects in their full lifecycle. I figured I would go from nymph, to pupa(if necessary), to emerger, to cripple, to dun, and then to spinner. I would accomplish this with one row dedicated to one insect, with three total flies tied per pattern, and patterns created by myself without any form of known or written recipes. My method is to pull up a photograph that depicts the desired species, use that photo to decide what features or characteristics to emphasize or draw attention to, and then utilize my own knowledge of materials that I’ve gained learning the art of fly tying to decide the best material option or method of tying to accomplish my goal. To be honest, this box has given me more pleasure than any of the ones that came before it. In this process I’ve done a much deeper dive on the documented species within my state, and I’ve spent more time collecting specimens as well to get a better idea of what mine specifically look like. Also, creating your own version of a pattern and the creative freedom that comes with that means you can go as crazy as you want, and that alone made this box worth doing. Hopefully you continue to have fun, continue to share with us, and hopefully we’re patient enough to read this book, my apologies.
Sure do love the look of all those flies in the box. I've got a long way to go to get to that point. I've tied about 17 flies so far. Just started learning!
You just put my boxes to shame 😂😂I think for that new one it would be fun to do a match hatching box where you have the life cycle of all/most of the bugs that hatch on your local river!?
Thanks. I kind of did that with that first box I showed you. The dries and soft hackles are arranged according to hatch times. And the last box in the videos has a lot of local patterns in it.
What about a Caddis lifecycle box. I’m really into caddis at the moment, as it’s about all our Bow River trout eat in the heat of summer with billions on the banks. Love your videos!
Small box to fit shirt pocket. 18 trout flies for May & June. What would you select to give to someone new to the sport or even to take to the stream yourself for an hour of fishing. Area covered would be the Northeast. Thank you and keep up the good work. Homer
I think Amazon has the same box Feeder Creek Fly Box, X-Large 4-Sided, Waterproof and Durable for Freshwater and Saltwater Fly Fishing Lures, 910 Split Foam Fly Slots and Swing Leaf Insert - (7 1/2" X 4 1/4" X 1 1/2") for $24.95 as of 4;36 PM 7/29/2022
@@ShortyOnTheFly :-( I start at the edge too but even tweezers don’t help. Ah well, I just keep calm & try to be pleased to get them safely in the box.
Charlie Craven’s Basic Fly Tying is the best I have seen for beginners. He takes a very similar approach to adding a material or technique to each fly as I do. Hope that helps.
The right side is speaking to me and saying “Put your terrestrials (hoppers beetles ants and big floaty foam things) over here”. The right side of the swing leaf big attractors (wolfs and stimulators, etc) that won’t get their hackles crushed because of the depth. That leaves the two other panels for attractor nymphs for the hopper-dropper set ups.
It’s a great box. Super versatile.
Thanks for the suggestion. Good idea!
Thanks Shorty, the boxes you showed are also available in the Cabela's White River brand. Maybe easier for some folk to find. I have some - good storage boxes for about $13 each.
Thanks. I am sure that my subscribers will appreciate the info.
Ive found those very boxes on amazon, I've got one in green and they have the black ones also for less than $20
Another handy feature of these boxes is that the center leaf comes out. Makes more room or swap out flies with another box.
Yes indeed!
I’m currently working through filling my third flybox of the same type or layout. Would be awesome if you started a lifecycle series of just the most common insects found in your local area. The first two boxes I built out were meant to be used if I wanted to travel, or if I was unsure of an area that I would be fishing. One was a nymph specific and the other a dry flies only type of deal, and isn’t it so fun trying to figure out where an emerger fits into that. I took the four food groups of my target species(trout), and then wrote down a list of the patterns I felt confident in or liked that fit into each food group that would be represented in its own page. So, the nymph specific box can be carried anywhere in the US and contains mayfly nymphs from East to west in page 1, the second page or leaf are midges, the third page was dedicated to Caddis, and the final page was dedicated to stoneflies due to size. My box currently holds almost 900 nymphs that I replenish through the season as it is used, if need be only, and then touched up and topped off during the colder months when I find myself in a smaller midge only box.
My second box was done dry fly only, East to west, using the same concept and what I had learned while creating and filling the first nymph box. After that box had been filled I realized that I needed more space due to size of wings, and if I wanted to maintain them in a pleasing manner to at least my eye, I would need to remove the center leaf, which I did, and set page 1 or the left side as a Caddis only side and made the right mayfly only as I realized I rarely fished the midge dry or a stonefly dry patterns often enough to warrant a full page.
Box three was set up as a Stillwater box for both trout or warmwater species like bass, Bren, and crappie, and honestly I find myself using increasingly more on local lakes deep into the season when trout get finicky and unhealthy when pressured in warmer water temps.
So, here I sit filling my fourth box of this type, and while thinking of the possibilities I figured it would be fun to do a more targeted box for my local area that contained a mixture of common to me insects in their full lifecycle. I figured I would go from nymph, to pupa(if necessary), to emerger, to cripple, to dun, and then to spinner. I would accomplish this with one row dedicated to one insect, with three total flies tied per pattern, and patterns created by myself without any form of known or written recipes. My method is to pull up a photograph that depicts the desired species, use that photo to decide what features or characteristics to emphasize or draw attention to, and then utilize my own knowledge of materials that I’ve gained learning the art of fly tying to decide the best material option or method of tying to accomplish my goal. To be honest, this box has given me more pleasure than any of the ones that came before it. In this process I’ve done a much deeper dive on the documented species within my state, and I’ve spent more time collecting specimens as well to get a better idea of what mine specifically look like. Also, creating your own version of a pattern and the creative freedom that comes with that means you can go as crazy as you want, and that alone made this box worth doing.
Hopefully you continue to have fun, continue to share with us, and hopefully we’re patient enough to read this book, my apologies.
All good! Thanks for sharing your love!
Sure do love the look of all those flies in the box. I've got a long way to go to get to that point. I've tied about 17 flies so far. Just started learning!
Thanks. Stay with it. Follow my beginner's instructional videos and that should get you going. Peace.
WOW!!! Lovely fly boxes!
Thanks. Glad you like them.
Good Job Dear. Really massive One man
You just put my boxes to shame 😂😂I think for that new one it would be fun to do a match hatching box where you have the life cycle of all/most of the bugs that hatch on your local river!?
Thanks. I kind of did that with that first box I showed you. The dries and soft hackles are arranged according to hatch times. And the last box in the videos has a lot of local patterns in it.
What about a Caddis lifecycle box. I’m really into caddis at the moment, as it’s about all our Bow River trout eat in the heat of summer with billions on the banks.
Love your videos!
Ha! I have one that I have not shown. Would you like to see it?
@@ShortyOnTheFly would love to see that box and how you tie any of your caddis. Looking forward to it!
Small box to fit shirt pocket. 18 trout flies for May & June. What would you select to give to someone new to the sport or even to take to the stream yourself for an hour of fishing. Area covered would be the Northeast.
Thank you and keep up the good work. Homer
4 Iso Para Emerger, 4 Sulfur Para Emerger, 4 Opal X Caddis, 4 Adams Parachute size 14, 2 Orange Stimulators, 2 Yellow Sallies.
Do a Parachute only dry fly box
That would be quite a feat, but thanks.
I think Amazon has the same box Feeder Creek Fly Box, X-Large 4-Sided, Waterproof and Durable for Freshwater and Saltwater Fly Fishing Lures, 910 Split Foam Fly Slots and Swing Leaf Insert - (7 1/2" X 4 1/4" X 1 1/2") for $24.95 as of 4;36 PM 7/29/2022
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love the vids man keep it up
Thanks. Will do!
Crikey Shorty WOW. How many flies have you made.
I tie about 10,000 per year. I do a lot of custom orders in addition to these boxes for personal use. The boxes in the video show over 2000 flies.
I want to learn all your flys
Well, the basics are up on this channel. Let me know if you need any clarification on anything.
This is embarrassing to ask, but I have to. How do you fit them so closely together? Tweezers?
No reason to be embarrassed. I get that a lot. I start at the edge of the box and work toward the center. No tweezers involved.
@@ShortyOnTheFly :-( I start at the edge too but even tweezers don’t help. Ah well, I just keep calm & try to be pleased to get them safely in the box.
Get them from ebay in Scotland
Thanks.
Do you have any book recommendations
Charlie Craven’s Basic Fly Tying is the best I have seen for beginners. He takes a very similar approach to adding a material or technique to each fly as I do. Hope that helps.
The evening hatch in PA? I’m also local to there
Yes.
@@ShortyOnTheFly cheers! I’m good friends with John who works there. Maybe we can fish together sometime.
£9.99 from a shop in Scotland called northerngame
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I think you need a warmwater box.
That’s a good idea!