Streamer Boxes

[Mwo10mwo]

Hello All,

I was hoping to get some insight into what streamer boxes you all use on the water (and maybe even off!). I currently have a MFC box the size of my hand, but I find the feathers get crunched when I close the box indicating to me I need a longer box.

Thank you and I look forward to for suggestions!

 

[wildtrout2]

Hello All,

I was hoping to get some insight into what streamer boxes you all use on the water (and maybe even off!). I currently have a MFC box the size of my hand, but I find the feathers get crunched when I close the box indicating to me I need a longer box.

Thank you and I look forward to for suggestions!

I was just watching a Hardman fishing video, where he was using one of those plastic Craftsman electric drill containers to store his streamers. Not exactly compact, but he had some BIG streamers!

 

[HoboWithAFlyRod]

Cliff Bugger Barn, Bugger Beast, or Beast Jr.

 

[PennKev]

I just toss 'em in Plano boxes. Yes they kinda get jumbled together, but the basic Plano boxes hold a lot of flies. The foam/slit streamer boxes definitely keep things neat and organized, but simply don't hold the volume of flies I want to have with me unless you get a giant box which become impractical for wade fishing.

 

[jifigz]

I just toss 'em in Plano boxes. Yes they kinda get jumbled together, but the basic Plano boxes hold a lot of flies. .

And they're cheap.... Another benefit.

 

[nymphingmaniac]

I embed a few in pipe insulation.

 

[Swattie87]

I typically store mine in the upper jaw of large Brown Trout.

Edit: I just use the normal slit foam boxes and just deal with the feathers. Though I organize my boxes different than most. I organize by stream type, and the stuff I generally use on that kind of stream. So I only have to carry one box at a time with me. So I have a small handful of streamers in each box. Not a box full of streamers. If that makes sense. So I tend to have less feather issues since there’s less feathers to start with.

 

[dudemanspecial]

I typically store mine in the upper jaw of large Brown Trout.

Doesn't that get smelly after awhile?

 

[Swattie87]

So here’s my small stream box, for example. This is the box I fish out of the most. It’s also the box I take backpack camping with me usually, so there’s some extraordinarily large stuff in there for night fishing, or if I’m along a WW stream. Though it’s seldom used admittedly. Normal medium-ish size box, FWIW.

It’s also not normally in this good of shape.
Had a few days off work over the holidays and did some housekeeping and routine maintenance.

 

[Swattie87]

Doesn't that get smelly after awhile?

No worse than the back panel of my pack at the end of Summer. Open to any and all suggestions on that. (But start a new thread. I’ll see it.)

The trick is to only momentarily store it there. Then find a new fish to store it in, momentarily, and so on. 😉

 

[jifigz]

So here’s my small stream box, for example. This is the box I fish out of the most. It’s also the box I take backpack camping with me usually, so there’s some extraordinarily large stuff in there for night fishing, or if I’m along a WW stream. Though it’s seldom used admittedly. Normal medium-ish size box, FWIW.

It’s also not normally in this good of shape.
Had a few days off work over the holidays and did some housekeeping and routine maintenance.

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You need to replace those chartreuse mops with green weenies. 🤷🏿‍♀️

 

[Swattie87]

You need to replace those chartreuse mops with green weenies. 🤷🏿‍♀️

Oh I like me some mops the morning after a Tstorm.

There’s a few weenies in there to use on a dry/dropper, but I think a mop is a superior version of the weenie. Unless you need to be light/stealthy for some reason. Then the weenie wins.

 

[jifigz]

Oh I like me some mops the morning after a Tstorm.

There’s a few weenies in there to use on a dry/dropper, but I think a mop is a superior version of the weenie. Unless you need to be light/stealthy for some reason. Then the weenie wins.

I'm a weenie purist.. I've never caught a fish on the mop.

 

[Swattie87]

I'm a weenie purist.. I've never caught a fish on the mop.

They’re dynamite in Summer in dirty water on wild Browns. And they’re a close second to the egg on fresh stockies. I just alternate between the two.

 

[wildtrout2]

I'm a weenie purist.. I've never caught a fish on the mop.

Here's one of my small stream (it's all I fish) boxes, which always has a good supply of Weenies. I've had some steller days fishing them. My organization sometimes leaves a bit to be desired.

 

[jifigz]

My organization sometimes leaves a bit to be desired.

Me too. My boxes start looking a wreck in no time.

 

[Mikey2006]

I just got into streamer fishing and I’ve been using a Teton Streamer Vault, got it from Galloup’s Slide Inn. Looks great and feels solid but it was a little smaller than I envisioned it when I bought it

 

[Swattie87]

It’s funny. We all have the same (or similar) flies. We all just like to organize them different.

 

[Mwo10mwo]

Hey all,

Thanks for the great suggestions and the comments. It was also cool seeing everyone's boxes, which gave me some inspiration for some flys I need to pick up!

I ended picking up a kingfisher fly box on amazon, and it is absolutely massive, basically a suitcase.

Cheers.

 

[hooker-of-men]

Hey all,

Thanks for the great suggestions and the comments. It was also cool seeing everyone's boxes, which gave me some inspiration for some flys I need to pick up!

I ended picking up a kingfisher fly box on amazon, and it is absolutely massive, basically a suitcase.

Cheers.

Ha! I ordered one of these last night when I had a few in me.