how many flies were in it? I once lost a tackle bag but it only had a few lures in it.

What a sad day! I'm sorry for your loss!

I feel for you...my biggest fear as well is not loosing or damaging one major component that can be replaced...but the tackle or fly box or whatnot that carries items too numerous to track or replace from a single spot. Especially when some lures or pieces of equipment included can be sentimental.

Enough to make you sick, I'm sure - speaking from experience. And a Wheatley, too.

Hopefully, someone will find it and do the right thing - turn it in to a local fly shop. Lucky for us that local fly shops keep lost and found lists that have brought relief to many fishermen.

A friend had his vest and all the contents stolen a few years back. His home insurance covered him very well, though that can increase premiums for 3 years. I now keep updated digital pictures of all my gear and the contents of my fly boxes stored on my home PC and on CD at my office ... just in case. I don't think many insurance adjusters realize just how many dollars are invested in a fly box.

I witnessed something like this when I was a kid. Opening day of trout season, a fella who was taking a break was standing on the bridge over the creek watching the fishermen when he knocked his own tackle box into the creek. All any of us could do was watch it float and bob out of sight as it was too deep and fast in the middle to get to and save. Everyone was just silent and you could hear hearts breaking.

Losing a seasoned fly box would be my worst nightmare. Worse yet, you will be reminded of your loss everytime you reach into your pocket for that fly you need that you no longer have.

You often see on our local steelhead site list of items that are both lost and found. Hopefully TR you have a good samaritan in the mountains who'll attempt to return your fly box. I know our local steelheaders are a tight group.

Speaking of steelhead, I have finally decided that the world will still turn without me for a day so it's up to the Erie tribs tomorrow for me. I have a new 10ft 6wt burning a hole in my rod locker. Wish me luck.

Check for photos soon. Oh, (note to Eds)something wrong with the this site? I tried to post pictures yesterday and was turned down 3 times.

That really sucks, I don't fly fish but I still can't imagine what I would do if I lost my entire tacklebox or something like your flybox. Hopefully someone finds and returns it.

You've made a strong case for labels. Must have been a sickening ride home.

I had to learn quickly too. Aside from name, address and #, I now ALWAYS tie the box to something (anything) with mono, or elastic of some kind. It's failsafe.

Im sorry for your loss, a moment of silence for a fallen companion.........
This past summer I "lost" a box with around 200 flies in it, a brand new nikon with about 800 pics on it at Slough Creek. I say "lost" because they where actually stolen. I knew where exactly I changed flies, landed a big bow and took the picture and then turned to release the fish, leaving the items on the shore. I was so happy to be fishing there that I simply wandered off fishing, when I returned the camera and box where not there but 3 different groups of fishermen had come through, but none of them had "seen" the stuff. It still hurts me to this day......

Yikes man, that sucks. Hope you get it back. My friend fly-fishes, and uses old fishing line to attach his fly box to his jacket. Hope that helps.

an 11.5 lb. rainbow taken out of spring lake lake N>J> on opening day!!

an 11.5 lb. rainbow taken out of spring lake lake N>J> on opening day!!