CJ's Fly Box

CJ's Fly Box CJ's Fly Box offers hand-tied fishing flies for sale. We tie flies for trout, panfish, and bass fishing. Find us at http://cjsflybox.com.

My name is CJ Klenske, and I have been fly fishing and fly tying since about 2000. Although most of my fishing is done on the trout streams of the Driftless Area of Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, I also spend a lot of time chasing smallmouth bass and panfish. When my wife and I travel, I always try to find a little time to spend on the water in that area. So far I have been lucky enough to land fish on a fly rod in Colorado, Montana, North Carolina, Michigan, New York, and Maine. That still leaves a lot of places to try in the coming years. When I was still teaching, fly tying was my therapy. The more I did it, the more I enjoyed it. Now that I am retired, I have decided to expand my tying beyond just being a hobby. The flies that I tie are dependable patterns that can be successfully fished just about anywhere. If you don't see the pattern(s) that you are looking for on my website, just ask. I’m always willing to tie something new or different. In fact, one of my passions it to learn to tie patterns that are specific to an area I am traveling to.

Results from this year's State Fair fly tying competition.
09/10/2025

Results from this year's State Fair fly tying competition.

This last Saturday, Sept. 6, some of the local fellows helped put on one of the sessions at the Heritage Classic Youth D...
09/10/2025

This last Saturday, Sept. 6, some of the local fellows helped put on one of the sessions at the Heritage Classic Youth Day. Gary W, Gary K, Frank P and I did an intro to fly fishing, did a fly tying demonstration, and gave the kids a chance to learn to cast a fly rod.

Time to finally start getting caught up. A few weekends ago, Wisconsin grandkids called and said, "Grandpa, will you ta...
09/10/2025

Time to finally start getting caught up. A few weekends ago, Wisconsin grandkids called and said, "Grandpa, will you take us fishing again?' Took them out to Heritage Pond, and found a bunch of hungry fish. Actually got two of them landed successfully. The kids and adults all had a blast!

New fly just added to the shop. Scott Sanchez's Double Bunny in sizes 4 and 6. A hot fly for big Browns and for Bass. ...
07/26/2025

New fly just added to the shop. Scott Sanchez's Double Bunny in sizes 4 and 6. A hot fly for big Browns and for Bass. Get it a CJ's Fly Box.

Heading to the Hawkeye FF show in Coralville Saturday morning. See you in the tyers' room.
02/22/2025

Heading to the Hawkeye FF show in Coralville Saturday morning. See you in the tyers' room.

New fly added to the shop. The Purple Perdigon was sent to me by one of my regular customers with the request that I ti...
02/12/2025

New fly added to the shop. The Purple Perdigon was sent to me by one of my regular customers with the request that I tie a bunch of them up for him. When I agreed to do it, he let his fishing buddies know about it. Three of them also ordered some of them from me. Now I have some of them in my box as well, and can't wait to fish them! Check them out in the shop.

Guess who's Birthday was last Monday.
01/30/2025

Guess who's Birthday was last Monday.

The annual Stock Your Box Sale is coming up - Feb. 1 through Feb. 8 with everything in the shop on sale for up to 20% of...
01/29/2025

The annual Stock Your Box Sale is coming up - Feb. 1 through Feb. 8 with everything in the shop on sale for up to 20% off. Check it out.

Shop Quality Hand-tied Flies by CJsFlyBox located in Dubuque, Iowa. Smooth shipping! Has a history of shipping on time with tracking. Speedy replies! Has a history of replying to messages quickly. Rave reviews! Average review rating is 4.8 or higher

Four new flies have been added to the selection on CJ's Fly Box. First up is the Euro Black Stonefly Nymph, tied on a j...
01/06/2025

Four new flies have been added to the selection on CJ's Fly Box. First up is the Euro Black Stonefly Nymph, tied on a jig hook in sizes 12-16. Next is the Kamikaze Sculpin streamer in sizes 4 and 6. Third in line is the Kreelex Euro Jig in sizes 8 and 10. Finally, the Marabou Jig Streamer, size 4. All are available to order in the shop right now. New flies for your new year!

2024 is in the books for the Fly Box, and the top five flies for the year were the Red Neck Pheasant Tail, Pink Squirrel...
01/01/2025

2024 is in the books for the Fly Box, and the top five flies for the year were the Red Neck Pheasant Tail, Pink Squirrel, Rainbow Perdigon, The Only and the Pheasant Tail Soft Hackle. The top 20 was filled out with a combination of old reliables and some new patterns. The Red Neck PT was the hottest fly in my box when I had time to go fishing. In addition, it brought home the Red Ribbon from the Iowa State Fair fly tying competition.
Watch this space for some new patterns that I have been working with.

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52001

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