Small storage is a premium for fly fishermen, what with all the little things we carry and use, and for fly tiers it’s much worse as we accumulate dander almost as quickly as we draw moths.

Periodically I get the need for more and wander around Google attempting to find what other crafts are using. We share similarities with beaders, watch repair, and any other “small finger skills” craftsperson.

For the budding entomologist, if you are looking for the traditional glass specimen bottles for saving bugs – they’re readily available at Freund Container.

I usually carry one of these in my vest filled with Isopropyl alcohol – on the off chance I meet something I need to imitate, which happens more often than I care to admit.

Part of the goal is simply making your messy area uniform, as the spouse appreciates any attempt at order. Spice bottles with the spoon/sift cap make for a good dubbing dispenser – you don’t have to unscrew the cap to get at the material beneath. Get them in transparent, so you can see the color without opening the container.

Lots of oddball glassware and plastic jars and vials are available at these sites, if you are required to buy cases, go in with a buddy. Most will allow you to buy individual containers, some require a minimum purchase or tariff for less than a certain dollar value.

A storage “system” would be nice, but it seems like they’re the most elusive of all. I haunt bead sites looking for some hint of genius … you’ll find plenty of things that will have you scratching your chin, like this 11″ X 7.25″ plastic container with 120 1″ containers inside… it smells like fish hooks to me, may even work well with nymphs and small flies – but with my pals I have adequate storage compliments of their fly box.

I’m looking for prepared dubbing storage, they’ll need to stack and be sturdy enough to travel. At less than $50 bucks for a hundred – it’s a good fit economically, and if I’m forced to share – I know where to get more.