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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Tail Fibre Fibbets Light Brown
£4.00
Tail Fibre Fibbets Litchen
£4.00
Tail Fibre Fibbets Olive
£4.00
Turrall Fly Foam Black Fly Tying Materials
Turrall Fly Foam Black Fly Tying Materials
£2.25
Veniard Bead Chain Large 3.6mm Silver Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Bead Chain Large 3.6mm Silver Fly Tying Materials
£2.30

Large silver bead Chain with an anti-tarnish coating.

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.

Veniard Firefly Hot Head Beads 4mm Fluorescent Orange Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Firefly Hot Head Beads 4mm Fluorescent Orange Fly Tying Materials
£2.60

Soft, flexible fluorescent orange hot head beads.

Veniard Foam Cylinders Large 4.7mm Black Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Foam Cylinders Large 4.7mm Black Fly Tying Materials
£3.30

Perfectly formed large 4.7mm foam cylinders. Great for detached bodies.

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