The Junk Drawer Fly Box
I just got my new Seido GL fly box from Fairy River and couldn’t be happier with it. Fairy River is based in Serbia and specializes in wooden fly boxes and accessories as well as conventional leaders and tenkara lines. If you’re thinking it looks familiar, that’s probably because the base has a similar layout to Dr. Ishigaki’s iconic fly box that always enthralled attendees at the Tenkara Summits. His has a carved wooden lid, but the Seido features a swing-out clear lid with a magnetic closure. Bonus, you can open the lid with one hand.
It’s also available with a wooden lid but I opted for the clear so I can see the contents of my box without opening it. Plus, I just thought it looked unique.
My one complaint is that the company’s logo is too big and obstructs your view of the contents of the bottom right compartment. I would like to see a much smaller logo that is pushed into the corner.
Filling up a new fly box is always fun and I roughly organized mine this way: In the 4 main compartments, I put my favorite sakasa kebari and Futsu kebari. In the round center compartment, I threw a bunch of bead heads and some Killer Bugs in case I need to get down fast. I’ll leave a little room in that one so I can throw in some last-minute experimental flies I want to test out on a given day.
Pricing is a little different for each box and isn’t listed on the website so you’ll have to contact Oliver (the owner) for that. Mine was about $31 USD.
Mine is made of walnut and is superbly crafted. I’m sure I’ll get many compliments on this box both on the stream and in the lodge! See all the different layouts and styles they have here.
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I got mine with the wood lid several years ago from Frostyfly in Canada. I stop using it because of a few issues. Flies bunch up in the corner where the magnet is and when I would slide the cover some flies would jump to the top of the magnet. There is enough space between the lid and body for the flies to get stuck sometimes jamming the lid. The wood lid started warping at the corners without the magnet and rivet. I use the center to put wet flies and remove them later to dry them. Frostyfly don’t sale this model anymore but do have others.
Hi Yves,
I haven’t had that problem with this box. The some flies do stick to the magnet in the lower part, but not in the lid. The lid swings away from the compartment t=so it won’t pick up flies. Some flies do stick to the magnet in the bottom, but they don’t get trapped in the lid. I’ve seen this happen with lots of magnetic fly boxes.
Is there anywhere else this can be bought? I’ve sent emails to Fairy River but no response. Frost Fly does not seem to have this anymore either.
Hi Charles, sorry to hear that. Their customer service was good for me. I haven’t seen them on sale anywhere else.
nevermind I was able to reach them 😉