Fly Tying

This attractive light weight bag is a dream come true for fly tiers who hate to clean up the mess. Now the waste material falls into the bag and you simply empty the bag. Attaches to most vises without an adapter and swings under the table when not in use.

Constructed of a hexagonal nylon handle and a fine barbed rasp. The dubbing teaser is used to raise the texture of the fly body. The whole body can be roughed up to add translucency and movement or specific areas can be touched with the dubbing teaser to lift out gills or legs for specific silhouettes. Must have.

This dubbing twister is a short weighted shepherd's crook. A loop is formed in the tying thread around the shepherd's crook then secured to the fly hook by wrapping back. Dubbing is inserted and distributed inside the thread loop. The tool is then spun and the dubbing is locked into the thread wraps. The resulting body is very durable. It may be trimmed or teased to exact shape or left as is. Be creative. Fly tying is a form of sculpture. ...

Many fly patterns require hair that is perfectly even at the tips. Most hair grows on animals in random lengths. A stacker enables you to bring all of the hair tips to the same plane quickly. Just insert the hair bundle tip-first into the barrel of the stacker and bang the base of the stacker on the table. The hair fibers will slide until they stop at the bottom of the stacker. Turn the stacker horizontal and remove base. The exposed hair tips will be even. Remove the evened hair bundle from...

This handy and convenient gauge slides onto most vise stems. To determine hackle size, the tyer bends the hackle around the pin at the bottom of the gauge. This takes the guess work out of hackle selection. To determine hook size, just match the chart. Pivots out of the way when not in use.

These hackle pliers rotate on the handle providing even tension and a clear line of sight. One side of the unique rubber tipped clip is flat so that it may be worked very close to other material, such as when winding a parachute hackle.

The purpose of this tool is to hold the dubbing thread loop open for the easy placement of hard to handle materials. It then allows easy closure of this loop to keep those materials in place until they are securely spun in the thread. Weighted for easy use, this tool spins marabou, coarse hair and hackle effortlessly. Unique double spring action allows tyers to reopen the tool and add more material.

Easy to use, well finished spring loaded whip finisher.

Round rubber legs are popular additions to nearly every category of flies. Nymphs, wet flies, saltwater flies, bass bugs, and even some tiny dry flies for trout sport rubber legs. Recently, rubber leg material is even showing up on the newest steelhead and salmon patterns. Rubber leg material has been around since the early 1940's. At that time, it was made by slicing a sheet of thin latex into narrow strips. The only colors available were black and white. These thin square legs were fairly...

Grizzly Half Saddle Patches Perfect for tying steelhead Intruders with maximum action, smaller wooly bugers, or colorful dry flies. These high quality saddles are split lengthwise to give full variety of lengths and textures. Most of the feathers are very long and are of dry fly quality in sizes #12-#16.

Half Grizzly Rooster Capes Many Intruder Fly designs have a pair of dyed grizzly hackles for a topping.

This quick-drying head cement is truly hard as hull! One application provides a durable, high-gloss finish that's perfect for steelhead, salmon & saltwater flies. Use anywhere that a hard shell finish is appropriate. Hard as Hull includes a built-in applicator brush attached to the cap. Doesn't often require thinning.

Spiky rabbit fur guard hairs combined with trilobal Antron fibers which act as a binder and add extra shine. Most of the guard hair fibers are coarse, slick and tapered. This is some of the buggiest dubbing ever invented for tying wet trout flies and nymphs. The natural hairs are mottled tan to black shades. Dyed colors retain this mottling. The color swatches given below are an approximation of the overall shade.

This is a mix of hare's ear dubbing and micro rubber legs. This type of material was made popular by Doug Swisher. He uses this to created wiggle buggers and nymphomaniacs, two very successful Montana trout patterns. Hare's Wiggle Dub is easiest to use when twisted in a loop of thread, then picked to expose all of the rubber "legs". After the dubbing is wound on the hook, tease it again to expose all the legs and hair tips. This technique produces flies with lots of active, crawly motion. ...

This easy to use dubbing is a mixture of dyed from white rabbit fur And Antron fibers. The rabbit fur is mostly fine under-fur with only a few guard hairs included. These guard hairs can be picked out when tying small dry flies or left in for buggy looking nymphs. The rabbit fur is blended with natural clear trilobal Antron fibers for more glitter and sheen. Hare-tron is one of the most adaptable dubbing mixtures for tying trout flies. Some colors are very pure and bright. Others are muted...

This easy to use dubbing is a mixture of dyed from white rabbit fur And Antron fibers. The rabbit fur is mostly fine under-fur with only a few guard hairs included. These guard hairs can be picked out when tying small dry flies or left in for buggy looking nymphs. The rabbit fur is blended with natural clear trilobal Antron fibers for more glitter and sheen. Hare-tron is one of the most adaptable dubbing mixtures for tying trout flies. Some colors are very pure and bright. Others are muted...

Hareline Feed-A-Bead Fly Tying Tool Possibly the most unique, most necessary fly tying tool set in the last 10 years. Organizes beads and hooks (maybe lots of other things like: ear rings and other jewelry). Finally an economical solution for spilt packages of beads, a way to easily find the beads you are looking for in your fly tying kit. Helps install beads on hooks while tying flies.  ...

A fly that employs a cone head for weight is streamlined and comparatively easy to cast. Usually these flies will sink slightly faster than the fastest sinking fly line. This is a distinct advantage when fishing for salmon and steelhead holding deep in cold water. Cone heads are easy to tie and can be added to a tube fly either before or after the rest of the fly is constructed. Melt the front of a plastic tube so that it swells and holds the cone in place. These "large bore" cones fit over...

Pre-cut copper tubes in a range of lengths to match any tying/angling situation. These are a favorite for weighted steelhead and salmon flies meant to fish deep. Line tubes with included Micro tubing. Add standard drilled cones or beads if desired. Hook Holder tubing also included. Large: 1/8" OD thick-walled tubes that take flies down quickly. Small: 3/32" OD low-profile copper tubes sink 2-3X faster than aluminum. ...

HMH Micro Tubing is durable and versatile. Made from a tough, high-density polyethylene that comes in two wall thicknesses. Most off-the-shelf cones and beads fit Micro Tubing. Use Regular to line metal tubes or nest inside larger tubes for making small heads, or adding cones. The Thick-Wall Micro tubing (requires .031" diameter pin) is tough enough to tie small patterns, like small streamers or big nymphs, directly on the tubing. To use as a liner, first tie your tube fly. Take a length of...

Custom material makes for an easy to use, thin and durable hook holder. Feels like silicone but lasts like PVC.

Custom material makes for an easy to use, thin and durable hook holder. Feels like silicone but lasts like PVC.

The junction tubing is usually cut into 3/8" to 1/2" lengths. Each is then slipped over the rear end of a tube fly. The hard tube is inserted into the soft tubing so that it takes up half of the length of the soft tubing. A straight eye hook is inserted into the other half of the tube, eye first. This junction tubing must fit the fly tube tightly as it is held in place by friction.

Now with 4 New Colors! HMH Large Poly Tubes are especially versatile because the larger ID will accept many hook eyes, so you won't need to use a hook holder on many of your patterns. Our HMH Micro Tubing will nest perfectly with these tubes to create flies with standard drilled cone and bead heads or flies with smaller heads and tapered bodies. These are the tubes that are most popular for tying local steelhead flies. This lightweight, semi-flexible tubing has a wall thickness and stiffness...

HMH Poly tubes are specifically designed to be tough and durable especially in cold water conditions. Poly tubes are semi-flexible and won't get brittle in cold water. They work well for small patterns but are strong enough to stand up to large bulky patterns. These are the tubes that are most popular for tying local steelhead flies. This lightweight, semi-flexible tubing has a wall thickness and stiffness that won't collapse when a fly is tied on it. A shoulder can be easily melted on either...

HMH Premium Tube Fly Tool KitWorks in any vise. Converts any vise into a tube fly vise. Makes tying tube flies easy. Comes with two stainless steel pins that fit the most popular tubes, plus two each HMH custom, cut-to-length large and small, junction tubing and instructions. Includes two premium machined and polished tapered mandrels for the most secure method of holding tube for tying. ...

Rigid Tubes are designed for high hoop strength so they are great for deer hair patterns and other patterns that use bulky materials that require heavy tying pressure. The tube material is good for all but the coldest water. Available in Large (1/8") and Small (3/32") diameters. Small Rigid Tubes are also available with a thicker wall for greater strength and better performance in cold conditions. Thick wall tubes are 3/32 inch OD and require .031" Pin. ...

Works in any vise. Converts any vise into a tube fly vise. Makes tying tube flies easy. Comes with two stainless steel pins that fit the most popular tubes, plus two each HMH custom, cut-to-length large and small, junction tubing and instructions.

This is the original Hedron Flashabou in the big long packages, not some shortened up watered down copy-cat Flashabou sold at discount because it wasn't good enough to be sold any other way (you know, the stuff that beginners use). This is the stranded Mylar flash invented by Larry Dalberg. It started a fly tying revolution, setting industry standards for every metallic flash product! It will not rust in saltwater and maintains almost neutral buoyancy. It is still the best flat strand Mylar...

Don Bastian BENNETT WATT ENTERTAINMENT, July 2007 Subject Category: Fly Tying Videos Binding Type: DVD Retail Price: $24.95 ISBN: 1-932978-89-5 EAN: 978-1-932978-89-6 Debuts new info as Bastian introduces his proprietary & unique method of material handling to simplify the assembly & construction of married wing trout flies. Gold stork, Watson's Fancy, Sabbartus, Ferguson, Belgrade, & Silver Doctor. 113 min.24 new titles recorded in digital widescreen High Definition format by the world?s...

Harry Lemire BENNETT WATT ENTERTAINMENT, July 2010 Subject Category: Fly Tying Videos Binding Type: DVD Retail Price: $24.95 ISBN: 1-934682-61-6 Lemire is the guy who ties flies in his fingers. Harry is one of few who practice this craft (art) without the aid of a vise & as a result his flies duplicate quite closely what they are supposed to look like. He quite literally holds an enormous piece of fly-tying history between his left thumb & index finger every time he ties a fly. Harry shows how...

Harry Lemire BENNETT WATT ENTERTAINMENT, July 2010 Subject Category: Fly Tying Videos Binding Type: DVD Retail Price: $24.95 ISBN: 1-934682-60-8Lemire is the guy who ties flies in his fingers. Harry is one of few who practice this craft (art) without the aid of a vise & as a result his flies duplicate quite closely what they are supposed to look like. He quite literally holds an enormous piece of fly-tying history between his left thumb & index finger every time he ties a fly. Harry shows how...

Hooked on Fly Fishing with Justin Miller BENNETT WATT ENTERTAINMENT, February 2010Available: March 5, 2010 Subject Category: Fly Tying Videos Binding Type: DVD Retail Price: $24.95 ISBN: 1-934682-35-7Focuses on the larger winter style patterns which are typically fished in higher, colder water. Larger flies are easier to see in dirty water & seem to get the attention of the cold fish & make them willing to move farther to grab them than the smaller summer style flies. Patterns are often...

Adds movement, color, and dimension to any wet fly pattern. Use these fly tying legs for streamers, bass poppers, or bunny patterns for steelhead, salmon and saltwater. Better for large flies. Colors are translucent and vibrant. This material contains flecks of reflective glitter.

A flocking ground-bird. Also known as Grey Partridge and European Partridge. Most commonly are called "Huns" in U.S. Huns inhabit the northern third of the agricultural lands in North America. They are especially fond of open, irrigated land. Hungarian Partridge are not native in the Western Hemisphere. The North American strain appears to have been imported from Czechoslovakia. Relatively small in size, the adult Hungarian Partridge averages 12-14 inches in length. They have short, round...

A flocking ground-bird. Also known as Grey Partridge and European Partridge. Most commonly are called "Huns" in U.S. Huns inhabit the northern third of the agricultural lands in North America. They are especially fond of open, irrigated land. Hungarian Partridge are not native in the Western Hemisphere. The North American strain appears to have been imported from Czechoslovakia. Relatively small in size, the adult Hungarian Partridge averages 12-14 inches in length. They have short, round...

Unlike any other dubbing material that we are aware of, Ice Dub is a Mylar-like substance that is able to reflect and refract light in a number of unusual ways. It is super sparkly which makes it very popular for tying nymphs and emergers. Can be used by itself or blended with other materials. In some colors it appears much like natural animal fibers. In other colors it adopts a UV halo much like several insect species. In still other colors Ice Dub has holographic properties like fish scales....

Ice Dub Shimmer Fringe Shimmer Fringe is straight Ice Dub fibers fused at one end for organization.  The strands are about 3 1/2" long and are in hanks 3 1/2" wide". There are 3 pieces per package. Each piece is organized like natural hair that is the perfect length and density for tying bass, steelhead intruders and medium size saltwater flies. Shimmer Fringe is made from highly reflective, supple, thin Mylar strands.

Ice Dub is a Mylar-like substance and unlike any other dubbing material of which we are aware, it is able to reflect and refract light in a number of unusual ways. It is super sparkly which makes it very popular for tying nymphs and emergers. Can be used by itself or blended with other materials. In some colors, it appears much like natural animal fibers. In other colors, it adopts a UV halo much like several insect species. In still other colors, Ice Dub has holographic properties like fish...

This medium diameter chenille is made from Ice Dubbing and translucent Antron fibers mixed together. It is very popular for steelhead, saltwater and lake flies. 3 yard card.

This single strand silk floss comes with 18-meters wrapped on a card board cylinder, which is packaged in a small reusable zip-lock bag. This is the best packaging to keep you floss from becoming tangled or abraded while stored in your tying kit. Billed as the ultimate floss for Classic Salmon Flies, Alec Jackson Japanese Silk floss is perfect for steelhead flies as well.

Looking at the picture of the bird makes you wonder what natural selection could have evolved such a gaudy specimen? Yet when you look at the bird or it's feathers on this page, you are seeing the feathers against a monotone background to make them stand out for display purposes. When you view these same feathers on the bird in their natural colors against a natural deep forest background the stripes and bars break up the form of the bird like stripes on a tiger. This train of thought gets...