Fly Tying Materials Quick Links
Fly Tying Tools Quick Link

Fly Tying Materials

The Best Quality Fly Tying Materials For Sale

At The Essential Fly we are known to supply a vast range of tying materials, tools, hooks and vices. Not only that but we ship world-wide from our UK warehouse - we provide strong support and advice so give us a try! Tying flies in the UK ranges from stunning nymphs and dry flies for natural brownies in pristine streams to blobs and streamers for stocked Rainbow Trout in our many stocked lakes and reservoirs. Alternatively you may be saltwater fly fishing or tying flies for pike or carp. Whatever your preference we stock materials for any type of fly tying.

We have a vast range of tools and materials from companies like Veniard, Semperfli, Hemingways & Marc Petitjean just to name a few where we take their best fly tying materials for sale. Our vast stocks mean quick delivery. Check the reviews by thousands of satisfied tyers from around the world. See why we are so well regarded.

What is fly tying?

Fly tying is the art of creating an artificial bait made from synthetic materials, feathers and furs and tying them to a hook with fly tying thread that makes them look like either a real fly or invertebrate (known as an imitative fly) or  looking as if it should be food for a fish (suggestive fly) or finally a lure or streamer, a fly that will trigger a fish to attack the fly. Using a vice to hold the hook the fly tyer puts the different elements of the fly together.  Of course many things can be used for fly tying, just ask yourselves the questions what are there  in fly tying materials near me?  What can I use as cheap fly tying materials? Sometimes answers are closer than we realise, for example the crisp packet buzzer. This buzzer is tied using thin strips of the foil wrappers of crisp packets. Regardless of if you are looking or a complete fly tying materials kit or looking to source some of the many different materials used for fly tying, from  feathers to look like wings, synthetic materials like artificial dubbing, wools or fur can be used for the body and feathers of fibbets used for tails. Whatever you are looking for a way to organizing fly tying materials or you tie flies so frequently you are looking for bulk fly tying materials we offer service and quality that we hope makes us the resource you will use for the best online fly tying materials offering a vast range alternative fly tying materials to make your hobby even more fun.

7,136 Items
Refine
Semperfli Kapok Dubbing Black
£2.99
Semperfli
Semperfli Kapok Dubbing Black
£2.85
Semperfli
Semperfli Micro Glint Nymph Tinsel Black Peacock
£3.75
Semperfli
Semperfli Nano Silk 50D 12/0 Red
Semperfli Perfect Quills Synthetic Small Clear
£3.25
Semperfli
Semperfli Perfect Quills Synthetic Small Clear

Perfect for flies #16 to #22 20 strips 10cm long

£1.75
Semperfli
Semperfli Spyder Thread 18/0 Red
£3.80
Semperfli
Semperfli Wire 0.1mm Red
£3.99
Semperfli
Semperfli 1/16" Mirage Irise Mirror Tinsel
£3.99
Semperfli
Semperfli 1/32 inch Holographic Dark Gold Tinsel
Semperfli Cheeky UV Orange
£3.50
Semperfli
Semperfli Cheeky UV Orange
£2.99
Semperfli
Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread 12/0 240 Yards Beige
£2.99
Semperfli
Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread 12/0 240 Yards Claret
£2.99
Semperfli
Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread 12/0 240 Yards Yellow
£2.99
Semperfli
Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread 18/0 240 Yards Fluoro Red
£3.40
Semperfli
Semperfli Flat Braid 1.5mm 1/16 inch Burnt Copper
£1.75
Semperfli
Semperfli Floss Fluoro Red
Semperfli Inferno Goose Biots Fluoro Orange
£1.60
Semperfli
Semperfli Inferno Goose Biots Fluoro Orange
£3.99
Semperfli
Semperfli Nano Silk 30D 18/0 Brick Beige
Semperfli Nano Silk 30D 18/0 White
£3.99
Semperfli
Semperfli Nano Silk 30D 18/0 White
Semperfli SemperFlash Gaula & Green
£6.50
Semperfli
Semperfli SemperFlash Gaula & Green
£3.80
Semperfli
Semperfli Wire 0.2mm Black
(1)
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.

Marc Petitjean Magic Heads R13 (Hook Size 4-2/0) Fly Tying Tools
£6.60
Marc Petitjean
Marc Petitjean Magic Heads R13 (Hook Size 4-2/0) Fly Tying Tools

Plastic cone heads that you tie in. Hook Size 4 - 2/0.

Partridge Barbless Klinkhamer Hook Size 14 Trout Fly Tying Hooks
£4.30
Partridge of Redditch
Partridge Barbless Klinkhamer Hook Size 14 Trout Fly Tying Hooks
£3.99
Semperfli
Semperfli 1/32 inch Holographic Green Tinsel
(1)
Load More
Refine

What is Fly Fishing?

Fly fishing is a technique for catching fish like brown trout, rainbow trout, salmon, grayling, pike or saltwater species where the bait is artificial made usually of synthetics, fur and feather through the art of fly tying.  The fishing fly once tied by the fly tyer may look like an invertebrate (bug), a fly landing on the water or lure or attractant designed to stimulate the target fish into biting the fly and hooking itself. We try to make the hand tied fishing fly appear to a fish like a bug or invertebrate below the waters surface or a real fly has landed on the top of the water as if it belongs there as part of the natural ecosystem. Unlike other fishing techniques fly fishing is an art form with key components, tying the artificial fly, matching the hatch and reading the water to calculate where fish will be.

An essential part of fly fishing is of course fly tying, using different types of fly tying materials to tie a fishing fly to catch whatever species we are chasing. At The Essential Fly we have large resources of material and offer support and advice to help you with your fly tying needs.

Related Blog Posts