3 LEGIT Fly Tying Materials From The Craft Store!!!

Fly Tying is so much fun but!!! Sometimes your local fly shop is out of stock of your favourite fly tying materials, so what's a fly fisherman to do? Well! These are 3 really good fly tying materials that you can get at any crafts store.

[jp]

+1 on Sulky Holoshimmer (flaky holographic reflective) and Silver Metallic (solid foil), both 250 yds for like $3 and both in a multitude of colors. Also the sheeny anti-static bags for electronics (can be cut into strips), any packaging with a metallic foil look (also for cutting into strips), my Australian Shepherd's underfur (a fine blend of black, grey, white, and tan), wire from electro-magnetic coils on vintage electronics (steal a TV!), and probably many others. Great topic, great video! Headed to the craft store today for that knotting cord. Thanks, eh!

[richardjones]

Thanks Len. I just stumbled across this video. Those are really good tips. I'm in need of going to a craft store n looking for deals on materials. Now I've more to look for as I like to tie o a budget. Materials are getting very expensive these days. Thanks again. God Bless n Fish on

[kironafly]

Pearl & silver is all one needs. Great tip … I always buy “Bill’s body braid” because I met Bill and he was a gentleman Striped Bass fly fisherman. That’s from back in the day (30 years ago) when I joined the saltwater fly fishing cult.

[johnrudy]

Tying on n off for 50yrs...have gotten my share of "official" materials, so no regret going discount. Tying material is everywhere, ..literally. Dental floss is great, as is colored cellophane used for wrapping candy. Dont forget the brushed hair/ fur from cats and dogs.

[evanjohnmo]

clear or translucent balloons are great. you would just use some sharp scissors to cut a 2 or 3 mm piece from across the long end, and you can use this as a skin for grubs by wrapping around the body, or for covering the tops of sowbugs and shrimp patterns.

[davethurston]

I use the spool of mono for tippet material and you can also find it in smoke colour and it works great and a spool lasts forever. A couple bucks for 300 yds vice 30 yd for tippet spool.

[justaguy]

Markers, UV resin, organza material, peacock eyes, sulky thread, and craft foam are other good options. Some better fhan others.

[donmoroz]

I've been tying deer hair bugs, bombers, etc. with mono thread for about 25 years or so. The stuff I use is from the material/sewing shop and is usually used for making invisible hems on pants and jeans. It's 0.004" thick and quite strong, with a little stretch. Spins deer hair superbly, and it will break before cutting deer hair. You need a large bobbin because the spool is bigger than typical tying thread.

[hankvana]

A vinyl table protector can be cut into miles of "scud back" material with an Ofla knife. Different thicknesses are available, it can be stretched to make it thinner and can be tinted or marked with a Sharpie. Vinyl is also used to package bedding material like sheets and blankets.

Needlepoint yarns are available in a wide variety of colors but may not be waterproof and need to be checked. This limitation is not a problem if the yarn is protected with UV Resin.

Bead chain is economically available in a variety of sizes and finishes from the hardware stores.

"Diamond" or "Sapphire" nail files are excellent for sharpening hooks. I drill a hole in the handle to thread them onto the chain I carry my clippers on.

[onlymyopiniontech]

There aren't that many companies that actually manufacture stuff so a lot of companies "contract" the manufacture and if they buy enough they can put their own brand and call it whatever they want. Sometimes the specs are slightly different and sometimes it's the exact same product under a different name.

FWIW: the price can vary drastically on the exact same products depending on the end market.

[howardmceachern]

Great information. My first time with you but I subscribed. Thanks.

[multilecful]

Thin black elastic cord produces a squillion rubber legs for bug patterns.

[PeterLasseter-ic]

A cheap substitution for pheasant tail is instead use peacock feathers

[dennisgrocholski]

UV resin is also available at good price.

[CharlesDougherty-kv]

I have bought sheets of different colored foam. Very inexpensive. I have also purchased feathers and googly eyes. Good Luck, Old Chief

[stanwright]

Hawaii does not have a fly shop... some of the fishing stores are starting to bring in a limited supply of materials to tye "glass minnow" type flys... We have to mail order just about everything.

[stephenwelham]

Try hair dressing suppliers for pike and Muskie fly winging and body fibres

[mikewasniewski]

We use to use nylon sewing thread for ice fishing panfish . 1980?

[terrybaileysr.]

What happened to the heat in your house?

[TheMessier]

Nice video, great tip on crystal flash! Hey, love your coat, mind sharing who made it or where you got it?