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 Tungsten Beads Slotted 4mm Medium Black Fly Tying Materials
£6.60
Veniard Ltd
Veniard Tungsten Beads Slotted 4mm Medium Black Fly Tying Materials

Heavy tungsten beads, black coloured with perfect shape and heavy plate finish.

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

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

Eumer S-Tube Coneheads Large Fluorescent Red Fly Tying Materials
£5.10
Eumer
Eumer S-Tube Coneheads Large Fluorescent Red Fly Tying Materials

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

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

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

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

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

£5.10
Eumer
Eumer S-Tube Coneheads Small Fluorescent Red Fly Tying Materials

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

Eumer Tungsten Tube Fly Coneheads Black Nickel | Large Fly Tying Materials
£10.20
Eumer
Eumer Tungsten Tube Fly Coneheads Black Nickel | Large Fly Tying Materials

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

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Semperfli Foam Tube 9mm Black Fly Tying Materials
£1.68
£2.80
Semperfli
Semperfli Foam Tube 9mm Black Fly Tying Materials
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Semperfli Foam Tube 9mm Chartreuse Fly Tying Materials
£1.68
£2.80
Semperfli
Semperfli Foam Tube 9mm Chartreuse Fly Tying Materials
£3.00
Semperfli
Semperfli Tungsten Slotted Beads 1.5mm (1/16 inch) Copper
£3.00
Semperfli
Semperfli Tungsten Slotted Beads 2.3mm (3/32 inch) Copper
£3.00
Semperfli
Semperfli Tungsten Slotted Beads 2.3mm (3/32 inch) Gold
£3.00
Semperfli
Semperfli Tungsten Slotted Beads 2.3mm (3/32 inch) Silver
£3.00
Semperfli
Semperfli Tungsten Slotted Beads 2mm (5/64 inch) Copper
£3.00
Semperfli
Semperfli Tungsten Slotted Beads 2mm (5/64 inch) Gold
£3.00
Semperfli
Semperfli Tungsten Slotted Beads 3.3mm (1/8 inch) Gold
£3.25
Semperfli
Semperfli Tungsten Slotted Beads 3.8mm (5/32 inch) Purple
Turrall Booby Tube Large 9mm Black Fly Tying Materials
£2.20
Turrall
Turrall Booby Tube Large 9mm Black Fly Tying Materials
Turrall Fly Foam Yellow Fly Tying Materials
£1.90
Turrall
Turrall Fly Foam Yellow Fly Tying Materials
Veniard Bead Chain Large 3.6mm Silver Fly Tying Materials
£2.50
Veniard Ltd
Veniard Bead Chain Large 3.6mm Silver Fly Tying Materials

Large silver bead Chain with an anti-tarnish coating.

Veniard Booby Eyes Large 9mm Orange Fly Tying Materials
£3.30
Veniard Ltd
Veniard Booby Eyes Large 9mm Orange Fly Tying Materials

Large orange boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

Veniard Booby Eyes Medium 7mm Green Fly Tying Materials
£3.10
Veniard Ltd
Veniard Booby Eyes Medium 7mm Green Fly Tying Materials

Medium green boobies cut from the finest quality plastazote.

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