Nymph Box Recommendation

[just_jon]

I have a 2 sided Tacky (pre-Fishpond) nymph box and will not hold the flies in place. I’m talking about 20% of the flies coming lose on a two hour outing. After spending 30 minutes rearranging things, I thought I would ask what what everyone else is using. Thanks in advance.

 

[Fly-Swatter]

I've been using the green slotted silicone with clear lid boxes. They seem to work well with flies up to #10. After that, they hold too strongly, IMO. Slotted foam for larger flies.

 

[MathFish]

I just recently picked up a Fulling Mills fly box to use mainly for nymphs. I was at Ligonier Outfitters and the “pocket fly box” ($15) model caught my eye. It’s a pretty small box with slotted foam that has 122 spots. I have been tying feverishly to fill it up and I may be able to do just that this weekend.

It seems to hold the flies pretty snug, I’ve dropped the box in my house and nothing has come loose, but I haven’t had it out on the stream yet, but I don’t foresee having any issues with it.

They have a model that has 960 slots that looks like it could just about hold enough nymph flies for a lifetime…

Here is a link to the company website with the various boxes they carry.

Fulling Mill Fly Boxes

 

[Letort]

I will second Fullingmill, very happy with the 3 I have. Was using Tacky and moved away from them for the same reason you noted - fly retention.

 

[a23fish]

I have a Tacky Day Box, clear lid, green silicone interior, and have had no problem with any flies coming loose. If anything, I sometimes I trouble getting the hooks into the silicone slits, especially on small flies. Toothpick inside the box comes in handy for getting those little guys out of the slit sometimes.

 

[outsider]

Two tips regarding Tacky fly boxes:

1) When I first saw them, a light bulb went on in my head. They have "ears" or "eyelets" at each end. So I attached a lanyard and the box is now very handy as a chest box. My son and my friends do the same. They have powerful magnets and don't open accidently. I show people when fishing, and they think it is a great idea.

2) I live close to stream that I fish a lot, and at least 80% of the time I am using size size 20-24 flies. They are a b^tch to remove from the gel slits. So I use a Dr. Slick cross-lock tweezer attached to a retractor to take flies out of the box. My son and my friends do the same.
https://www.drslick.com/catalog/view_item/fly-tying/extra-hand-tweezers

 

[wgmiller]

I have four of these boxes in my chest pack right now and they have been performing quite well. I have anywhere from larger mop flies and Pat's rubber legs to #20 midges in them and they are getting the job done. I think their sweet spot is probably in the hook range of 10-18, but for the money, they're hard to beat!