In message , rw
writes
Charlie S wrote:
On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:00:15 -0600, rw
wrote:

I'll say a favorite fly box full of your favorite flies for your
favorite water. Store-bought flies, self-tied flies, friend's flies
-- productive flies that you have confidence in, even if you don't
know the names or remember the lineage of most of them.

Anything else can be replaced with a lot of money and a little trouble.
Did exactly that last month on the upper Brazos, just below Whitney
Dam. Got caught in a strainer on my 'yak, and lost not only my fly
box, but my eyeglasses as well. :-( MUCH more upset about the
glasses, as I had paid $325 to have new lenses put in my favorite old
frames just 6 months prior. I have since fixed the problem of losing
the flies: I keep all my gear in an Orvis Safe Passage Sling Pack.
Keeps everything handy, but safe and out of the way until I want it.

I think the best way to keep from losing a fly box is to tether it to
your vest or your shirt with some heavy mono. I don't do it, but I
should.


I have customised my flybox with a bit of "Celtic" pyrography. I'd hate
to lose that.
--
Bill Grey