| Is your fly fishing chest pack loaded down with | | | | end up cutting your day short when you run out |
| gear, causing you neck pains, lower back pains, or | | | | of leader on the line. |
| creating raw spots on your skin where it rubs | | | | Fly Floatant |
| against it excessively? If it is, you're going to | | | | Some days fish are only in the mood to take |
| want to start ditching some the of gear, and take | | | | insects off the top of the water. If you leave |
| your fly fishing chest pack back to the basics. | | | | your fly floatant at home, you are going to have |
| Chances are, you're going to have a much better | | | | problems keeping the dry flies on top of the |
| time on the water, instead of having to deal with | | | | waters surface. The flies will end up sinking, being |
| rashes, back aches, and neck aches every time | | | | presented to the fish in an unrealistic way. In |
| you head out. | | | | order to keep them dry, you have to carry a |
| Pliers / Long Forceps | | | | small tube of fly floatant or dessicant. |
| Your pliers and long forceps are essential when | | | | Lanyard & Accessories |
| you are fishing, especially while you are fishing on | | | | Your landyard is crucial to keeping the little |
| protected or stocked waters. You are going to | | | | amount of gear that you have carried with you |
| want to do the least amount of damage to the | | | | organized. The lanyard helps keep your tools right |
| fish as possible, and using barbless hooks, with a | | | | in front of you, on your chest so that they are |
| quality set of forceps to remove the hooks is a | | | | within reach when you need them quickly. |
| great way to conserve the fishery. | | | | Small Fly Box & Extra Flies |
| Extra Leaders & Tippets | | | | When it comes to your fly box, you only need to |
| On slow days, you may never need to break out | | | | carry 1 box in order to stay proficient and catch |
| a new leader or tippet. However, on those fast | | | | fish in a wide range of situations. If you take the |
| moving, heavy hitting days where you can't seem | | | | time to learn about what flies are working well in |
| to keep your fly in the water long enough to strip | | | | your home waters during that particular time of |
| it away from the cover you aimed it at before | | | | the year, you do not need more than 1. 1 |
| the fish are taking it, you will need plenty of line | | | | lightweight box goes a long way towards reducing |
| and leader. If you leave these at home, you could | | | | the weight of your chest pack. |