Creel Bedding

Ok.Simple question (probally a dumb one) , am I supposed to put some kind of bedding in my wicker creel?

The traditional bedding was freshly picked ferns.

We always used hemlock... not much of that around here.... :(

Certainly not traditional, but wet, long bladed grass and a flexible cold pack works pretty well.
Joe

So why do you put the bedding in there?

Moisture. Keeps them a little fresher for a little longer.
Joe

Back when I lugged one of those along, I alway put fresh moss that I had wet first.

Jim Smith

I'm with you, Jim. I haven't gotten my fly line tangled up around one in years. I just felt like a true fly fisherman with one when I started.
Joe