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.

Guess whose birthday was last Tuesday. She's two years old already!
01/29/2026

Guess whose birthday was last Tuesday. She's two years old already!

01/29/2026

The Boss speaks!

On Jan. 12, the Dubuque Fly Fishers had the second session of the Beginning Fly Tying Class. 7 "students" worked with m...
01/21/2026

On Jan. 12, the Dubuque Fly Fishers had the second session of the Beginning Fly Tying Class. 7 "students" worked with mentors to tie an Elk Hair Caddis and a Wooly Bu**er Variation. All of us had a great time working together.

Spent a day last week at Bankston Park with Doug, Ray and John chasing holdover trout. Had a great day on the water, th...
01/20/2026

Spent a day last week at Bankston Park with Doug, Ray and John chasing holdover trout. Had a great day on the water, then lunch at 7 Hills.

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.

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