I write my name and phone number on my fly boxes, rod tubes, and fishing pack. My hope is if a fellow fisherman finds anything I've left behind he/she may just give me a call.

ONLY lock your car with the remote if your car has a remote. If not, ONLY lock it with the key. Don't ask how I know this but let's just say the wife was less than happy to get the phone call (it was her van that I was locked out of).

Cell phones can be a good thing (see key comment above)

Always carry a spare fly rod or two when fishing far from home. My son broke a rod on a trip last year and it didn't ruin the day because I had a couple spares in the trunk of the car.


Also, car windows and fly rods do not always play well together.

5X tippet is just about worthless in pulling a tree limb down far enough to grab it and remove your stuck fly.

I'm sure there are more but at 9:00am I have't had enough coffee yet.