Welcome to our world of Fly Tying
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Simply said, fly tying is the timeless art of manipulating materials around a hook to imitate the natural food of a fish. Sharing the art of fly tying is a way of life for us at Guide Flies and its our pleasure to share that art with you.
We believe great materials and great instruction are the foundation for a lifelong pursuit in fly tying. We have spent many years learning the craft from some of the best fly tiers in the world and training some of the best tiers. We truly enjoy passing on the tradition of this special craft. |
In the last ten years we have seen an incredible advancement in fly tying materials and specialized materials for crafting technical flies.
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We want our customers to enjoy the same level of innovation at their home tying benches as we do in our fly tying studios.
If we sell it in our fly shop, you can be confident that it will improve your fly box. 
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New for the 2021 fly tying season!
Semperfli Perdigon Body Quill
This is the material used in Dave's Rumble Bomb Nymph. It adds incredible segmentation and a realistic trigger to small flies. Perfect for hotspots and a less flashy alternative to pearl tinsel's.
Semperfli Perdigon Body material has been specially designed for creation of perfect small perdigon flies.
It is soft yet strong enough to use on a tying bobbin for easy build up of body. The materials are designed to have different effects either iridescent, fluorescent or transluscent to give stunning effects on perdigon fly bodies so it's color appears to change when viewed in different light and at different angles.
This is one of my favorite new materials to add to my trout flies. Top with a thin coat of UV Resin to add even more life to small flies.
-Dave McKenna
Hareline Beginner Fly Tying Kit
*Pre-order now for early January delivery*
We have seen many fly tying kits over the years, but in our opinion the Hareline Fly Tying Kits are the best beginner tying kits that have ever been assembled. They include 48 different materials that are top quality from brands like Veevus, Keough, Danvilles, Loon and Hareline Dubbin.
The biggest problem with pre-made kits was that they lacked quality materials, often using scraps of feathers or low quality threads and materials. Good tools and materials are the foundation of good beginner flies.
The Hareline Fly Tying Kit includes the instructions and materials needed to tie the top 20 fly patterns, but can easily tie many more patterns variations than are named in the instructional book.
There are two options for kits: Kit 1 has materials and instructions. Kit 2 includes a Griffin Vise and premium tool kit.
For January of 2021 we are introducing our Guide Flies Tyers Guild. This is our virtual fly tying club that includes a video series to instruct and build on the Hareline Fly Tying Kit as well as Zoom Live Fly-Tying Classes. This is our way of sharing the skills and materials that will improve your flies and fly fishing experience.
Regal Vise Scrap Trap- Waste Collector
Functional, sturdy, and a must own for every vise, the exciting new Regal Scrap Trap Vise Mounted Waste Collector is designed to center directly below the hook when tying on your Regal Medallion or Revolution Series fly tying vise, and will help keep trimmings, clippings, and other associated mess more from piling up in your lap!
With a round-shaped shallow-depth trim bag that connects/disconnects quickly and conveniently from the accessory mounting rod via an insanely strong magnet, be sure to give the exciting new Regal Scrap Trap Vise Mounted Waste Collector a try!
The Vise Caddy
Once in a while we come across a tool or accessory that we love so much, we have to share it with our friends. The Vise Caddy is the ultimate fly tying caddy for organizing all of your tools, hooks, beads, feathers and spooled materials at your vise.
This simple tying station is perfectly engineered to streamline your production tying and save time at the bench or on a trip. It allows you to keep all of your tools and materials in the immediate vise area without cluttering your bench.
Features:
- 12 Thread holders to store spooled tying materials
- Removable and adjustable 3"x6" Profile Plate (can be painted any color)
- Stainless Steel material clip conveniently located to hold all types of loose tying materials and feathers
- Two small trays to stage hooks, beads, eyes and other small tying materials
- One larger tray and one medium tray to stage hooks and larger materials
- Bristle Tack Strip to stage up to 1 dozen flies from #1 - #18
- Two neck storage slots to keep necks (or hair patches) organized
- Four holes for quilled turkey, goose or pheasant feathers
- Two head cement storage areas to accommodate square or round bottles
- One storage hole for dubbing wax
- One storage hole for dubbing twister
- Built in dubbing holder
- Three storage areas for hair stackers
- Nine storage slots for dubbing bags
- 22 holes of four sizes to store individual tying tools and scissors
Inventory is limited so these will be gone quick! Includes free Guide Flies Sticker
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