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  • Flat foam is just the ticket for tying topwater flies such as Technowogs and Gurglers. This foam is ...
    Flat foam is just the ticket for tying topwater flies such as Technowogs and Gurglers. This foam is closed cell and 2mm thick. Two sheets per package.
  • Ribbing wire is ideal for adding extra strength to any pattern that has a palmered hackle. Wooly Bug ...
    Ribbing wire is ideal for adding extra strength to any pattern that has a palmered hackle. Wooly Buggers, Egg Sucking Leeches, etc will last much longer if they are wrapped with ribbing wire.
  • Flat foam is just the ticket for tying topwater foam back flies such as Polywogs, stinger mice and d ...
    Flat foam is just the ticket for tying topwater foam back flies such as Polywogs, stinger mice and divers. This foam is closed cell and 3mm thick. Two sheets per package.
  • Uni Yarn is a very smooth yarn that is ideal for salmon and steelhead flies. It makes very nice tags ...
    Uni Yarn is a very smooth yarn that is ideal for salmon and steelhead flies. It makes very nice tags or yarn bodies. If Medium Chenille is too bulky of a look then give Uni Yarn a try. The colors are very vibrant and won't run or fade.
  • 4-Strand Floss makes beautiful bodies on salmon flies. It lays very flat and the colors are amazingl ...
    4-Strand Floss makes beautiful bodies on salmon flies. It lays very flat and the colors are amazingly vibrant. As the name implies, this floss comes off the spool in four separate strands. 20 yards per spool.
  • Edge Brite, AKA Laser Wrap, is a thin flexible body materials that is used for Lantern-style flies. ...
    Edge Brite, AKA Laser Wrap, is a thin flexible body materials that is used for Lantern-style flies. Cut it into thin strips and wrap it over the top of flat silver tinsel for a great glowing fly. We use this in our Sockeye Lantern.
  • Medium Ultra Wire makes really nice Brassie-style wire bodies on all kinds of flies. We tie our #4 a ...
    Medium Ultra Wire makes really nice Brassie-style wire bodies on all kinds of flies. We tie our #4 and #6 Montana Brassies for sockeye with this material.
  • Danville Flat Mylar Tinsel is gold on one side and silver on the other. Makes very nice bodies on sp ...
    Danville Flat Mylar Tinsel is gold on one side and silver on the other. Makes very nice bodies on sparse salmon and steelhead flies. The larger the size number the wider the tinsel. The Size 14 is 1/32" wide and the Size 12 is 3/64".
  • A "Must Have" for tying patterns like the Elk Hair Caddis. Comes in Black and Brown. ...
    A "Must Have" for tying patterns like the Elk Hair Caddis. Comes in Black and Brown.
  • Flat Waxed Nylon is our favorite all around fly tying thread. It is super strong, lays flat, and the ...
    Flat Waxed Nylon is our favorite all around fly tying thread. It is super strong, lays flat, and the colors are ideal for Alaska flies. We recommend it for any flies with lead eyes. 100 yard spools.
  • Laser Dub is one of our favorite salmon fly dubbings. Its vibrant colors make awesome bodies, collar ...
    Laser Dub is one of our favorite salmon fly dubbings. Its vibrant colors make awesome bodies, collars or overdubbing for lead eyes.
  • Add a skein to your egg and flesh patterns with Egg Veil. Take a small amount, spread and fold it ar ...
    Add a skein to your egg and flesh patterns with Egg Veil. Take a small amount, spread and fold it around the thread and wrap it. Egg Veil really takes the realism up a notch.
  • The original eye and still used on lots of patterns. Bead chain is especially effective when you don ...
    The original eye and still used on lots of patterns. Bead chain is especially effective when you don't want too much weight on your fly. Simply cut pairs of eyes with a set of diagonals and wrap figure-eight style to secure them. We use them on our Salmon Fry, Humpy Hooker and many other patterns. Silver or Gold.
  • We love Hareline Ice Dub and use it in many of our custom AFFG flies. Ice Dub is super easy to work ...
    We love Hareline Ice Dub and use it in many of our custom AFFG flies. Ice Dub is super easy to work with, has amazing sparkly translucent colors and is a proven fish catcher. It is ideal for a dubbed head or butt on any of your favorite salmon flies.
  • Teal Flank is slightly smaller than mallard flank but the barring on it is much bolder and cleaner. ...
    Teal Flank is slightly smaller than mallard flank but the barring on it is much bolder and cleaner. Useful on salmon flies as a wing or wrapped as a collar.
  • Squirrel Tail is commonly used on hairwing salmon flies and traditional sub surface steelhead flies. ...
    Squirrel Tail is commonly used on hairwing salmon flies and traditional sub surface steelhead flies. Easy to stack and work with. We recommend using a hair stacker if you are tying squirrel tail wings. 
  • McFly Foam is far and away the best egg yarn. It comes in great color-fast colors, is very easy to t ...
    McFly Foam is far and away the best egg yarn. It comes in great color-fast colors, is very easy to tie with, and it absorbs water which helps your eggs sink. It can also be used for wool heads on sculpin flies.
  • When you need the very strongest thread go with kevlar. We like it for tying glo bugs or spinning sc ...
    When you need the very strongest thread go with kevlar. We like it for tying glo bugs or spinning sculpin wool head flies. 50 yards per spool.
  • Micro rabbit strips are the perfect material for your micro flesh flies. ...
    Micro rabbit strips are the perfect material for your micro flesh flies.
  • Rabbit strips are a staple of Alaskan fly tying. From Flesh Flies to Dolly Llamas and Hareball Leech ...
    Rabbit strips are a staple of Alaskan fly tying. From Flesh Flies to Dolly Llamas and Hareball Leeches, this versatile material adds motion and action to the fly. Check out our variety of flesh colors. Straight Cut Strips are 1/8" wide and there are four 12" strips per package.
  • Cross Cut rabbit is cut so the fur lays perpendicular to the hide. When the strip is tied in and wou ...
    Cross Cut rabbit is cut so the fur lays perpendicular to the hide. When the strip is tied in and wound forward the fur will naturally flow towards the tail of the fly. While Cross Cut rabbit makes very nice bodies, Straight Cut is a better choice for tails.  Strips are 1/8" wide and there are four 12" strips per package.
  • Magnum rabbit strips are 1/4" wide (double the width of standard rabbit strips) and are ideal for us ...
    Magnum rabbit strips are 1/4" wide (double the width of standard rabbit strips) and are ideal for use on String Leeches, Dolly Llamas or any large fly where the rabbit is laid down the back of the hook shank. If you are tying #2 or larger Dolly Llamas, this is the best material for creating a full looking body. 
  • Medium Chenille is the standard material for Wooly Bugger and salmon fly bodies. Color fast dye won' ...
    Medium Chenille is the standard material for Wooly Bugger and salmon fly bodies. Color fast dye won't wash out. The Fl. Shrimp Pink is our go to color for Egg Sucking Leech heads.
  • Coastal Blacktail deer hair is ideal for spinning as well as for wings. Very nice quality hair on a ...
    Coastal Blacktail deer hair is ideal for spinning as well as for wings. Very nice quality hair on a soft tanned skin. Color is Dark Brown as shown on the far left in the photo.
  • Nice long Moose Mane for tying Alaska's State Bird: the Mosquito. Tie in one dark hair and one light ...
    Nice long Moose Mane for tying Alaska's State Bird: the Mosquito. Tie in one dark hair and one light hair and wrap simultaneously to create the Mosquito body.
  • Diamond Braids are a sparkly low-profile body material that are wrapped around the hook shank to cre ...
    Diamond Braids are a sparkly low-profile body material that are wrapped around the hook shank to create the body. They really make flies "pop", but is not overly flashy. Ideal for patterns such as Flash Flies, shrimp patterns, Montana Bills, Money Bugs, fry and smolt bodies,  and more.
  • Pearl Mylar Tubing makes very realistic and fishy-looking minnow bodies. 1 yard per package. ...
    Pearl Mylar Tubing makes very realistic and fishy-looking minnow bodies. 1 yard per package.
  • Angel Hair is a very fine and very flashy wing material. It is ideal for baitfish imitations, Clouse ...
    Angel Hair is a very fine and very flashy wing material. It is ideal for baitfish imitations, Clouser Minnows, or chopped up and mixed with your favorite dubbing. It is slightly uneven in length and runs 6"-8".
  • Crazy Legs are the best silicone legs we have seen. Whether used as a lightweight skirt, collar on s ...
    Crazy Legs are the best silicone legs we have seen. Whether used as a lightweight skirt, collar on stinger-style steelhead flies, or as a tail material, Crazy Legs make a hot looking fly. Plus the silicone doens't deteriorate as quickly as rubber legs so your flies will last longer.
  • Double Pupil Lead Eyes

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    These double painted pupil lead eyes give your flies contrast and depth. With a variety of sizes and ...
    These double painted pupil lead eyes give your flies contrast and depth. With a variety of sizes and colors, these eyes are perfect for both saltwater and freshwater flies.
  • Fish Skull Living Eyes are super realistic holographic eyes. They can either be stuck to Cross Eyed ...
    Fish Skull Living Eyes are super realistic holographic eyes. They can either be stuck to Cross Eyed Cones or put directly on the head of a saltwater pattern. They come in Ice (Clear Pearl colored) or Fire (Red). 20 per pack except the 10mm which has 16. 
  • Give your baitfish flies a realistic punch. These flat adhesive-backed eyes have great color and dep ...
    Give your baitfish flies a realistic punch. These flat adhesive-backed eyes have great color and depth. They can either be adhered directly to the head of a fly or inserted into the recessed part of Cross-Eyed Cones. 20 Per Pack.
  • Gold Cyclops Bead Heads are machined from brass and have two-hole diameters. Durable finish won't ta ...
    Gold Cyclops Bead Heads are machined from brass and have two-hole diameters. Durable finish won't tarnish. 24 per pack.
  • Cyclops Bead Heads are machined from brass and have two-hole diameters. Durable finish won't tarnish ...
    Cyclops Bead Heads are machined from brass and have two-hole diameters. Durable finish won't tarnish. 24 per pack.
  • Spectra is super strong braid used for securing the trailing hook on a stinger or strung-out style f ...
    Spectra is super strong braid used for securing the trailing hook on a stinger or strung-out style fly. We offer two different sizes depending on the type of fly you are tying.
  • They don't call it Power Thread for nothing! Veevus 140 is a great alternative to Danville's Flat Wa ...
    They don't call it Power Thread for nothing! Veevus 140 is a great alternative to Danville's Flat Waxed Nylon. It lays smaller, and is super strong for when you are tying on your eyes and cones to salmon and steelhead flies.
  • Veevus Gel Spun threads are some of the strongest on the market. They are perfect for all of y ...
    Veevus Gel Spun threads are some of the strongest on the market. They are perfect for all of your salmon, trout and steelhead flies. The heavy duty thread allows you to get the best tension on your materials without breaking your thread.
  • The Veevus 6/0 fly tying thread is a fantastic thread for tying all your trout and salmon flies. Str ...
    The Veevus 6/0 fly tying thread is a fantastic thread for tying all your trout and salmon flies. Stronger and more durable than Uni thread, Veevus 6/0 has less thread build up than other threads, so it is perfect for tying small and sparse flies.
  • If you need to weight the body of a hook Spooled Lead Wire is the way to do it. ...
    If you need to weight the body of a hook Spooled Lead Wire is the way to do it.
  • This foam fly rack will fit any vise stem and stays out of the way while tying. A great way to hold ...
    This foam fly rack will fit any vise stem and stays out of the way while tying. A great way to hold flies as the head cement dries. Each rack contains 16 slits. 2 per pack.
  • Silicone Flutter Legs are a huge step up from the old round rubber legs. They are actually flat maki ...
    Silicone Flutter Legs are a huge step up from the old round rubber legs. They are actually flat making them much easier to tie in, have awesome action in the water and best of all they don't rot and break off! They also come in very vibrant colors.
  • This tinsel really goes above and beyond the standard gold/silver.  Use it as a body on sparse intr ...
    This tinsel really goes above and beyond the standard gold/silver.  Use it as a body on sparse intruder style flies or as a replacement for magnum flashabou.
  • They don't call it Power Thread for nothing! Veevus70 is a great alternative to 6/0 standard threads ...
    They don't call it Power Thread for nothing! Veevus70 is a great alternative to 6/0 standard threads. It lays smaller, and is super strong for when you are tying on your dazl of beadchain eyes.
  • UV Polar Chenille is a great body material for use with leech and sculpin patterns. It can be used a ...
    UV Polar Chenille is a great body material for use with leech and sculpin patterns. It can be used as a stand alone material or it can be palmered with rabbit, marabou, schlappen or chinese saddle. The medium size chenille is a good choice for using with smaller patterns or when a more subtle flash is desired.
  • New Age Chenille adds killer sparkle to your salmon flies and comes in perfect Alaska colors. We lik ...
    New Age Chenille adds killer sparkle to your salmon flies and comes in perfect Alaska colors. We like this material more every year! This is the same material used in all of our lead-eye Egg Sucking Leeches and UV Polar Starlite Leeches.
  • We use UV Polar Chenille on Party Girls, UV Hareball Leeches and many other flies. It ...
    We use UV Polar Chenille on Party Girls, UV Hareball Leeches and many other flies. It adds bulk, movement and flash to your flies without adding weight. Tie it in just like chenille and wrap it forward. Very easy to work with and flies tied with it fish beautifully. 3 Yards per package. Chenille fibers average about 3/4".
  • If there is one flash material you must have it is Krystal Flash! Its fine, crinkly texture reflects ...
    If there is one flash material you must have it is Krystal Flash! Its fine, crinkly texture reflects light in all directions. By far the most popular material to add to wings or tails to give them some life.
  • Fish Hair is the best substitute there is for natural bucktail. We use it in our Humpy Hooker, Salmo ...
    Fish Hair is the best substitute there is for natural bucktail. We use it in our Humpy Hooker, Salmon Fry and Searunner Special flies. It is easy to work with, very durable, and sinks quickly. 4" Length.
  • When your streamer, sculpin, leech or deep-running minnow needs more weight than a bead head, brass ...
    When your streamer, sculpin, leech or deep-running minnow needs more weight than a bead head, brass cones (coneheads) are just the ticket.
  • Gold Brass Cones (Coneheads) give great action, weight and shine to salmon and trout patterns. We es ...
    Gold Brass Cones (Coneheads) give great action, weight and shine to salmon and trout patterns. We especially like them on patterns such as Alaskabous to take them to the next level. 24 cones per pack. Notes on selecting a size: the 3/16" is for trout flies, the 1/4" is the standard size for conehead salmon flies like Popsicles, Kandy Kanes, Alaskabous, as well as #6 Dolly Llamas.
  • Hot Cones have a baked-on enamel finish and are much more durable than a painted cone. These make aw ...
    Hot Cones have a baked-on enamel finish and are much more durable than a painted cone. These make awesome "Hot Cone" Egg Sucking Leeches and buggers. Size is 1/4" which fits #2 - #6 hooks perfectly. 15 cones per pack. Colors are Hot Pink, Chartreuse Green, and Hot Orange.
  • Cactus Chenille in Large is our choice for large salmon fly bodies. Use this for  Mr. BoDangles< ...
  • Medium Cactus Chenille is best on smaller salmon and trout flies where you want the flash and textur ...
    Medium Cactus Chenille is best on smaller salmon and trout flies where you want the flash and texture but you don't need the bulk of Large Cactus Chenille. Grear for patterns like the Kilowatt and smaller Hareball Leech
  • Silky Bunnybou Strips come from a special breed of rabbit. The fibers of the fur is shorter than sta ...
    Silky Bunnybou Strips come from a special breed of rabbit. The fibers of the fur is shorter than standard rabbit, but packed with under fur. This creates a denser profile while keeping the incredible motion that only comes from rabbit fur! This is quickly becoming one of our favorites. Use it in place of standard rabbit in your flesh flies, as a body on mouse flies or use it as a collar prop in flies like Intruders. Killer stuff!! Each pack contains two 12 inch strips.

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