The flies I get from Blue Fly Cafe and other places are sorted into little lidded plastic "cups" like you might get sauce in with your Mexican take-out, which are then mailed in an envelope of some kind. I've seen a lot of fly shops use these as well. Don't know where you can get them but they seem to do a good job of protecting the flies. I've also received flies in little plastic "zip-loc" bags; those seem to work too. If it's a special thank you, how about an inexpensive plastic fly box?
Recently I bought a rod, and because of some problems with the transaction (PayPal's fault, not the seller's) the seller said he was going to send me some flies. When they arrived, it was a very nice selection from nymphs through dries, around 50+ flies, in a very cool little Okuma 6-window/foam fly box. Now, that's class!
Last edited by Prairieschooner; 07-10-2012 at 09:58 PM.
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