Fly Tying Materials
RECENT POST DATE: February 16, 2012
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Spooled Fly Tying Materials | Thread, Wire, Tinsel

Ultra Wire is one of the hottest and widely used pieces of fly tying material. It has a wide variety of uses. Made most famous by John Barr on his wire body Copper John. Used to tie everything from the … Continue reading

Griffin Montana Mongoose Fly Tying Vise
Griffin Montana Mongoose Cam Operated Fly Tying Vise Product Review

The Griffin Montana Mongoose Cam fly tying vise from Griffin Enterprises a high quality rotary, cam operated vise made here in the United States. The Jaws are made out of tempered steel which makes them very durable for a long … Continue reading

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Tubing Fly Tying Materials| Micro Tubing, Stretch Tubing, D-Rib

Fly Tying Tubing, D-Rib, Stretch, Round Rib Tubing comes in many different colors, sizes and shapes. Each product offers its own special qualities that allows for different uses. Stretch Round Rib is round and solid rubber. It has great stretch … Continue reading

Turkey Quill
Turkey Fly Tying Materials | Turkey Quills, Biots, Tails, Flats

Turkey Biots are dyed to match the hatch. These work great for segmented bodies on spinners, dry flies, nymphs, and emergers. Turkey Quills come in matched pairs; a right and a left feather. This allows you to create a wing … Continue reading

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Dry Fly Tying Feathers Review | Hackle, Saddles, Necks

We carry Whiting Farms and Metz hackle here in the shop. Each company has its own way of grading the feathers. Metz uses a number system, either grade 1 or 2 or 3. While Whiting Farms uses what they call … Continue reading

SA Deluxe Beginner Fly Tying Kit
Beginner Fly Tying Kits | Umpqua & SA Tying Kits

These kits are a great way for a beginning tier to get started. They come with basic materials as well as tools to get you started. An economical way for someone to try tying without breaking the bank and still … Continue reading

CDC Super Select
CDC Feathers: Fly Tying Material

CDC or Cul-De-Canard translates to duck butt. These are the softest feathers from the rump of a Duck. Also they have great qualities in the water. They really grab air bubbles giving the illusion of air bubbles on any given … Continue reading

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Whiting Introductory Hackle Packs!

Getting a jump start with Whiting Intro Hackle Packs! In the ever changing world of fly tying Whiting is offering introductory packs for all level of tiers. These packs come with four 1/2 capes to cover most all your tying … Continue reading

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Chenille Fly Tying Materials | Worms, Wooly Buggers, Streamers

Chenille is synonymous to fly tying as fly rod is to fly reel. Chenille is extremely widely used in fly tying for a variety of purposes and species.  The first fly we all learned how to tie will likely involve … Continue reading

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Calf Tail Fly Tying Material | Wulff Wings, Parachute Posts Materials

Full Calf  Tail- natural and beautifully dyed colors available from Wapsi, Hareline and Metz. Calf tail is one of the most useful fly tying materials you can own. Calf tail unlike bucktail is medium in  length, fine, and the hair … Continue reading

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Bucktail Fly Tying Material | Streamer Patterns, Selecting Quality Bucktail

Bucktail is the world’s most popular streamer fly tying material popularized by the Clouser Minnow pattern and various other streamer patterns that have spun of the Clouser. When tying with bucktail length of hair is super important, especially when tying … Continue reading

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Braided Fly Tying Materials | Diamond Braid, Midge Braid, Flat Braid

Braided fly tying materials are excellent for adding flash to a fly quickly and easily without having to use up a ton of material on each fly you tie. Hareline Chironomid braid a woven braid that comes on a cord … Continue reading

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Biots & Quills Fly Tying Materials| Goose Biots, Duck, Turkey

Tying Flies Using Biots & Quills Instructional Fly Tying Video Quills and biots are used for tying a wide variety of both dry flies and nymphs.  For larger flies we prefer to use turkey biots or duck quills because the … Continue reading

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Beads | Tunsten, Lucent, Colored, Brass, Killer Caddis Mercury Glass Fly Tying Beads

Fly Tying With Tungsten Beads Product Demo  Beads A must for every fly tyer Add fish attracting flash to your fly Large assortment of sizes, colors, and varieties to choose from A huge innovation in nymph fishing Most fly fishermen … Continue reading

Loon UV Clear Fly Finish
Fly Tying Adhesives | UV Fly Finish, Epoxy, Head Cement, Dubbing Wax

Loon Fly Tying Products I’ve used Loon UV products for the last few years and have come to like them in certain fly tying applications.  The fly finish is definitely the way to go for fly tying applications.  Hit with … Continue reading