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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Fly Tying Floss Old Gold
£1.75
Fly Tying Floss Pale Pink
£1.75
Fly Tying Floss White
£1.75
Future Fly Brass Beads 4mm Black
Future Fly Brass Beads 4mm Black
£4.60
Future Fly Brass Beads 4mm Copper
Future Fly Brass Beads 4mm Copper
£4.60
Future Fly Brass Beads 4mm Dark Red
Future Fly Brass Beads 4mm Dark Red
£4.60
Future Fly Brass Beads 4mm Fl Chartreuse
Future Fly Brass Beads 4mm Fl Chartreuse
£4.60
Future Fly Brass Beads 4mm Metallic Yellow
Future Fly Brass Beads 4mm Metallic Yellow
£4.60
Future Fly Brass Beads 5mm Black
Future Fly Brass Beads 5mm Black
£4.60
Future Fly Brass Beads 5mm Fl Chartreuse
Future Fly Brass Beads 5mm Fl Chartreuse
£4.60
Future Fly Brass Beads 5mm Fl Orange
Future Fly Brass Beads 5mm Fl Orange
£4.60
Future Fly Brass Beads 5mm Metallic Yellow
Future Fly Brass Beads 5mm Metallic Yellow
£4.60
Future Fly Hybridcone 4mm Copper
Future Fly Hybridcone 4mm Copper
£4.60
Future Fly Hybridcone 4mm Dark Red
Future Fly Hybridcone 4mm Dark Red
£4.60
Future Fly Hybridcone 4mm Fl Orange
Future Fly Hybridcone 4mm Fl Orange
£4.60
Future Fly Hybridcone 6mm Fl Chartreuse
Future Fly Hybridcone 6mm Fl Chartreuse
£4.60
Future Fly Hybridcone 6mm Fl Orange
Future Fly Hybridcone 6mm Fl Orange
£4.60
Future Fly Hybridcone 6mm Metallic Yellow
Future Fly Hybridcone 6mm Metallic Yellow
£4.60
Future Fly Ufodisc 6mm Dark Red
Future Fly Ufodisc 6mm Dark Red
£4.20
Future Fly Ufodisc 6mm Fl Orange
Future Fly Ufodisc 6mm Fl Orange
£4.20
Inferno Goose Biots Blue
Inferno Goose Biots Blue
£1.60
Inferno Goose Biots Fl Orange
Inferno Goose Biots Fl Orange
£1.60
Inferno Goose Biots Mixed
£4.00
Natural Range Goose Biots Cinnamon
Natural Range Goose Biots Cinnamon
£1.60
Natural Range Goose Biots Ginger
Natural Range Goose Biots Ginger
£1.60
Natural Range Goose Biots Olive
Natural Range Goose Biots Olive
£1.60
Natural Range Goose Biots Summer Duck
Natural Range Goose Biots Summer Duck
£1.60
Perfect Quills Synthetic Medium Olive
Perfect Quills Synthetic Medium Olive
£3.25
SiliLegs Black Barred
£3.75
SiliLegs Glow In Dark Pink
£3.75
SiliLegs Purple & Peacock
£3.75
Stonfo Attractor Beads Stf545 Medium 4mm Fluorescent Green Fly Tying Tools
Stonfo Attractor Beads Stf545 Medium 4mm Fluorescent Green Fly Tying Tools
£3.30

4mm Semi-soft hot colour beads.

Stonfo Attractor Beads Stf545 Medium 4mm Fluorescent Orange Fly Tying Tools
Stonfo Attractor Beads Stf545 Medium 4mm Fluorescent Orange Fly Tying Tools
£3.30

4mm Semi-soft hot colour beads.

Swiss Straw Synthetic Raffia Brown
Swiss Straw Synthetic Raffia Brown
£2.50
Swiss Straw Synthetic Raffia Cream
Swiss Straw Synthetic Raffia Cream
£2.50
Swiss Straw Synthetic Raffia Green
Swiss Straw Synthetic Raffia Green
£2.50
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