The Essential Fly

Fly Tying Beads, Eyes, Cone & Heads

There are a vast range of tungsten, brass and glass beads, eyes and cones for the fly tyer. From slotted tungsten beads to cones to make brass cone heads tube flies. Colours range from gold tungsten and gold brass to glass fishing beads. Living eyes make deadly streamer flies. Of course different materials have different sink rates, tungsten beads sinking far more quickly than brass beads. Heavier beads also make a diference to the fly sink rates for and bead sizes for different sized hooks as shown on the brass beads size chart below.

Brass Bead Size Typical Hook Size Approx Sink Rate
2mm 16 to 20 iro 13.5ips
2.3mm 14 to 18 iro 14.5ips
3mm 12 to 16 iro 16ips
4mm 8 to 12 iro 18ips

The beads for fly tying range from beads heads for fly, fish skull additions to brass cone head for tubes. Beads 4mm, 3mm to 2mm are available. We even use plastic beads and bead chain which work well for damsel flies. A fluoro head bead can provide deadly attraction in coloured waters however we use beads fly tying silver or gold beads can often provide too much glint and spook fish so consider nickel or copper beads which reflect sunlight less and still give the fly weight.

Lead eyes or even lure eyes that are completely realistic like the fish skull living eyes or Tubeology Lure Eyes which are made from photographs of real fish! The lengths we go to to make our flies realistic can be extreme but satistying.

 

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3mm 3D Epoxy Eyes Yellow Sunburst
£3.80
5mm 3D Epoxy Eyes Natural
£3.80
Veniard Booby Eyes Small 5mm White Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Small 5mm White Fly Tying Materials
£2.30

Small white boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

3mm 3D Epoxy Eyes Pearl
£3.80
Veniard Booby Eyes Extra Small 3.5mm White Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Extra Small 3.5mm White Fly Tying Materials
£2.20

X Small white boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

3mm 3D Epoxy Eyes Blood Red
£3.80
3mm 3D Epoxy Eyes Natural
£3.80
5mm 3D Epoxy Eyes Blood Red
£3.80
5mm 3D Epoxy Eyes Yellow Sunburst
£3.80
7mm 3D Epoxy Eyes Natural
£3.80
Veniard Booby Eyes Large 9mm Black Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Large 9mm Black Fly Tying Materials
£2.80

Large black boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Large 9mm White Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Large 9mm White Fly Tying Materials
£2.80

Large white boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Medium 7mm White Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Medium 7mm White Fly Tying Materials
£2.60

Medium white boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

5mm 3D Epoxy Eyes Pearl
£3.80
7mm 3D Epoxy Eyes Blood Red
£3.80
7mm 3D Epoxy Eyes Pearl
£3.80
7mm 3D Epoxy Eyes Yellow Sunburst
£3.80
Veniard Booby Eyes Extra Small 3.5mm Black Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Extra Small 3.5mm Black Fly Tying Materials
£2.20

X Small black boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Extra Small 3.5mm Chartreuse Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Extra Small 3.5mm Chartreuse Fly Tying Materials
£2.20

X Small Chartreuse boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Extra Small 3.5mm Green Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Extra Small 3.5mm Green Fly Tying Materials
£2.20

Medium green boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Extra Small 3.5mm Mixed Pack Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Extra Small 3.5mm Mixed Pack Fly Tying Materials
£5.60

X Small mixed boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Extra Small 3.5mm Orange Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Extra Small 3.5mm Orange Fly Tying Materials
£2.20

X Small orange boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Extra Small 3.5mm Pink Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Extra Small 3.5mm Pink Fly Tying Materials
£2.20

X Small pink boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Extra Small 3.5mm Red Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Extra Small 3.5mm Red Fly Tying Materials
£2.20

X Small red boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Extra Small 3.5mm Yellow Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Extra Small 3.5mm Yellow Fly Tying Materials
£2.20

X Small yellow boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Large 9mm Chartreuse Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Large 9mm Chartreuse Fly Tying Materials
£2.80

Large chartreuse boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Large 9mm Green Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Large 9mm Green Fly Tying Materials
£2.80

Large green boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Large 9mm Mixed Pack Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Large 9mm Mixed Pack Fly Tying Materials
£6.50

Large mixed boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Large 9mm Orange Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Large 9mm Orange Fly Tying Materials
£2.80

Large orange boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Large 9mm Pink Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Large 9mm Pink Fly Tying Materials
£2.80

Large pink boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Large 9mm Red Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Large 9mm Red Fly Tying Materials
£2.80

Large red boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Large 9mm Yellow Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Large 9mm Yellow Fly Tying Materials
£2.80

Large yellow boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Medium 7mm Black Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Medium 7mm Black Fly Tying Materials
£2.60

Medium black boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Medium 7mm Chartreuse Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Medium 7mm Chartreuse Fly Tying Materials
£2.60

Medium Chartreuse boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Medium 7mm Green Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Medium 7mm Green Fly Tying Materials
£2.60

Medium green boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Medium 7mm Mixed Pack Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Medium 7mm Mixed Pack Fly Tying Materials
£6.30

Medium mixed boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Medium 7mm Orange Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Medium 7mm Orange Fly Tying Materials
£2.60

Medium orange boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Medium 7mm Pink Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Medium 7mm Pink Fly Tying Materials
£2.60

Medium pink boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Medium 7mm Red Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Medium 7mm Red Fly Tying Materials
£2.60

Medium red boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Medium 7mm Yellow Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Booby Eyes Medium 7mm Yellow Fly Tying Materials
£2.60

Medium yellow boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

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