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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Eumer S-Tube Coneheads Large Fluorescent Yellow Fly Tying Materials
Eumer S-Tube Coneheads Large Fluorescent Yellow Fly Tying Materials
£4.30

Large fl yellow coloured brass coneheads, in packets of 20, with 2.1mm diameter holes.

Eumer S-Tube Coneheads Large Silver Fly Tying Materials
Eumer S-Tube Coneheads Large Silver Fly Tying Materials
£4.30

Large silver coloured brass coneheads, in packets of 20, with 2.1mm diameter holes.

Eumer S-Tube Coneheads Medium Fluorescent Green Fly Tying Materials
Eumer S-Tube Coneheads Medium Fluorescent Green Fly Tying Materials
£4.30

Medium fl green coloured brass coneheads, in packets of 20, with 2.1mm diameter holes.

Eumer S-Tube Coneheads Medium Fluorescent Pink Fly Tying Materials
Eumer S-Tube Coneheads Medium Fluorescent Pink Fly Tying Materials
£4.30

Medium fl pink coloured brass coneheads, in packets of 20, with 2.1mm diameter holes.

Eumer S-Tube Coneheads Medium Gold Fly Tying Materials
Eumer S-Tube Coneheads Medium Gold Fly Tying Materials
£4.30

Medium gold coloured brass coneheads, in packets of 20, with 2.1mm diameter holes.

Eumer S-Tube Coneheads Small Black Fly Tying Materials
Eumer S-Tube Coneheads Small Black Fly Tying Materials
£4.30

Small black coloured brass coneheads, in packets of 20, with 2.1mm diameter holes.

Eumer S-Tube Coneheads Small Gold Fly Tying Materials
Eumer S-Tube Coneheads Small Gold Fly Tying Materials
£4.30

Small gold coloured brass coneheads, in packets of 20, with 2.1mm diameter holes.

Eumer Tungsten Tube Fly Coneheads Black Nickel | Medium Fly Tying Materials
Eumer Tungsten Tube Fly Coneheads Black Nickel | Medium Fly Tying Materials
£6.60

Super heavy, black nickel coloured, tungsten coneheads for tube flies, in packets of 10.

Eumer Tungsten Tube Fly Coneheads Gold | Large Fly Tying Materials
Eumer Tungsten Tube Fly Coneheads Gold | Large Fly Tying Materials
£8.70

Super heavy, gold coloured, tungsten coneheads for tube flies, in packets of 10.

Eumer Xs-Tube Coneheads Medium Black Fly Tying Materials
Eumer Xs-Tube Coneheads Medium Black Fly Tying Materials
£4.30

Black coloured medium brass coneheads, in packets of 20.

Eumer Xs-Tube Coneheads Medium Gold Fly Tying Materials
Eumer Xs-Tube Coneheads Medium Gold Fly Tying Materials
£4.30

Gold coloured, Medium brass coneheads, in packets of 20.

Fly Tying Floss Chocolate Brown
£1.75
Fly Tying Floss Claret
£1.75
Fly Tying Floss Cornflower
£1.75
Fly Tying Floss Cream
£1.75
Fly Tying Floss Dark Green
£1.75
Fly Tying Floss Golden Olive
£1.75
Fly Tying Floss Green Highlander
£1.75
Fly Tying Floss Hot Orange
£1.75
Fly Tying Floss Navy
£1.75
Fly Tying Floss Pale Silver
£1.75
Fly Tying Floss Red
£1.75
Fly Tying Floss Silver
£1.75
Fly Tying Floss Tan
£1.75
Fly Tying Floss Violet
£1.75
Fly Tying Floss Yellow
£1.75
Future Fly Brass Beads 5mm Copper
Future Fly Brass Beads 5mm Copper
£4.60
Future Fly Brass Beads 5mm Dark Red
Future Fly Brass Beads 5mm Dark Red
£4.60
Future Fly Hybridcone 4mm Black
Future Fly Hybridcone 4mm Black
£4.60
Future Fly Hybridcone 4mm Fl Chartreuse
Future Fly Hybridcone 4mm Fl Chartreuse
£4.60
Future Fly Hybridcone 4mm Metallic Yellow
Future Fly Hybridcone 4mm Metallic Yellow
£4.60
Future Fly Hybridcone 6mm Black
Future Fly Hybridcone 6mm Black
£4.60
Future Fly Hybridcone 6mm Copper
Future Fly Hybridcone 6mm Copper
£4.60
Future Fly Hybridcone 6mm Dark Red
Future Fly Hybridcone 6mm Dark Red
£4.60
Future Fly Nanoufo Disc Black
Future Fly Nanoufo Disc Black
£4.20
Future Fly Nanoufo Disc Copper
Future Fly Nanoufo Disc Copper
£4.20
Future Fly Nanoufo Disc Dark Red
Future Fly Nanoufo Disc Dark Red
£4.20
Future Fly Nanoufo Disc Fl Chartreuse
Future Fly Nanoufo Disc Fl Chartreuse
£4.20
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