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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Veniard Firefly Hot Head Beads 4mm Fluorescent Orange Fly Tying Materials
£3.00
Veniard Ltd
Veniard Firefly Hot Head Beads 4mm Fluorescent Orange Fly Tying Materials

Soft, flexible fluorescent orange hot head beads.

Turrall Brass Beads Large 3.8mm Gold Fly Tying Materials
£1.90
Turrall
Turrall Brass Beads Large 3.8mm Gold Fly Tying Materials
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Eumer S-Tube Coneheads Large Fluorescent Orange Fly Tying Materials
£5.10
Eumer
Eumer S-Tube Coneheads Large Fluorescent Orange Fly Tying Materials

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

£3.25
Semperfli
Semperfli Tungsten Slotted Beads 3.8mm (5/32 inch) Cobalt
Turrall Brass Beads Medium 3.3mm Gold Fly Tying Materials
£1.90
Turrall
Turrall Brass Beads Medium 3.3mm Gold Fly Tying Materials
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£3.00
Semperfli
Semperfli Tungsten Slotted Beads 1.5mm (1/16 inch) Gold
£3.00
Semperfli
Semperfli Tungsten Slotted Beads 2.8mm (7/64 inch) Copper
£3.00
Semperfli
Semperfli Tungsten Slotted Beads 3.3mm (1/8 inch) Copper
£3.25
Semperfli
Semperfli Tungsten Slotted Beads 3.8mm (5/32 inch) Copper
£3.00
Veniard Ltd
Veniard Firefly Hot Head Beads 3mm Fluorescent Red Fly Tying Materials

Soft, flexible fluorescent red hot head beads.

Veniard Firefly Lumi Beads Fly Tying Materials
£3.00
Veniard Ltd
Veniard Firefly Lumi Beads Fly Tying Materials

Phosphor-white beads; soft, flexible and deadly for sea trout flies.

Eumer S-Tube Coneheads Large Gold Fly Tying Materials
£5.10
Eumer
Eumer S-Tube Coneheads Large Gold Fly Tying Materials

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

£3.00
Semperfli
Semperfli Tungsten Slotted Beads 1.5mm (1/16 inch) Silver
£3.00
Semperfli
Semperfli Tungsten Slotted Beads 2.8mm (7/64 inch) Cobalt
£3.00
Semperfli
Semperfli Tungsten Slotted Beads 2.8mm (7/64 inch) Gold
£3.00
Semperfli
Semperfli Tungsten Slotted Beads 2.8mm (7/64 inch) Silver
£3.00
Semperfli
Semperfli Tungsten Slotted Beads 3.3mm (1/8 inch) Rainbow
Turrall Booby Tube Small 5mm Black Fly Tying Materials
£2.20
Turrall
Turrall Booby Tube Small 5mm Black Fly Tying Materials
Turrall Fly Foam Brown Fly Tying Materials
£1.90
Turrall
Turrall Fly Foam Brown Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Bead Chain Medium 3.24mm Silver Fly Tying Materials
£2.50
Veniard Ltd
Veniard Bead Chain Medium 3.24mm Silver Fly Tying Materials

Medium silver bead Chain with an anti-tarnish coating.

Veniard Booby Eyes Extra Small 3.5mm Black Fly Tying Materials
£2.70
Veniard Ltd
Veniard Booby Eyes Extra Small 3.5mm Black Fly Tying Materials

X Small black boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Foam Cylinders Medium 3.2mm White Fly Tying Materials
£3.70
Veniard Ltd
Veniard Foam Cylinders Medium 3.2mm White Fly Tying Materials

Perfectly formed medium 3.2mm foam cylinders. Great for detached bodies.

Veniard Foam Cylinders Small 2.3mm Olive Fly Tying Materials
£3.70
Veniard Ltd
Veniard Foam Cylinders Small 2.3mm Olive Fly Tying Materials

Perfectly formed small 2.3mm foam cylinders. Great for detached bodies.

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