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This week I interview aquatic biologist and fly fisher Peter Stitcher, who not only has a great way of organizing fly boxes (a question I have always neglected to answer properly), he also has some great guidance on how to figure out what is in the river and how to pick a fly from your box that will do the best job of imitating that insect\u2014without any detailed knowledge of entomology. If you learn his acronyms PAUSE and MATCH I am convinced you will have all the knowledge you need to be more successful. Listen to the podcast to learn what these acronyms mean. In The Fly Box, we have all sorts of great questions this week: \xb7 The difference between braided and furled leaders \xb7 How to Euro nymph rivers with spooky trout \xb7 Fishing a midge larva behind a streamer \xb7 The difference between \u201cfreshwater\u201d and \u201csaltwater\u201d rods \xb7 How to transition from saltwater to freshwater fly fishing \xb7 Can I use my steelhead reel in salt water? \xb7 How to travel with a large net \xb7 Tricks for avoiding bulk when tying tiny flies \xb7 When to put a fighting trout on the reel \xb7 Tips for making very short roll casts \xb7 Using cat fur for dubbing \xb7 Decreasing hooking mortality on small brookies \xb7 How to avoid large cracks in fly lines