1 -- Aside from hatch-specific stuff, what do you bring? What are the
"staples"? Surely vise, hooks, tools, dubbing and hackle(s) are in there,
but what else?

2 -- What the heck do you carry it in?

Well, my traveling kit weighs in at about 35 pounds. For a lightweight kit,
I would advise on the SLF Masterclass dubbing kits.
http://www.cabelas.com/products/Cpod0001230.jsp These things are great.
Small and compact, with enough dubbing to tie a bunch of flies on the road.
Also, grizzle and brown hackle (most things can be tied using these two or a
mixture). Hooks, I would go to Michaels or go online and get these:
http://www.michaels.com/art/online/d...049&channelid=
These boxes are great for hook storage. They are a double lock system and
made for beads. You can put size 28 hooks next to size 2 and not have them
mix or fall out. I use a label maker to indicate what type of hooks are in
there. All of my hooks at home are stored in 4 of them (dry, nymph,
streamer and miscellany).
Some plastic rafia will suffice for wing cases. A few pieces of different
color or one color and some marking pens.
Other than that, I throw in some items for specialized flies that I may tie
at the location and a good book of patterns like the one from Umpqua.

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Frank Reid
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