Jig Bomb Beads – Adding Weight to Flies

What are Jig Bombs The Umpqua Jig Bombs make you rethink the way you add weight to your fly patterns. These tungsten beads are a better way to add weight to any pattern vs the traditional barbell styles. The trend of large dumbbell eyes to add more weight means that tyers lose shank length and [...]

Product Spotlight | Smhaen Master Dubbing Twister

The all-new Smhaen Master Bobbin Spinner is here to make your tying life easier. With the new functionality of a spring-loaded jaw that opens and closes for dubbing loop control. This new product is sure to make the perfect addition to your desk and tying tool arsenal. This tool is simple to use and solves [...]

Attaching Dumbbell Eyes | A Beginner Tying Lesson

In this short tying tip, you will learn how to quickly and effectively attach dumbbell eyes onto a hook. A necessary skill for all fly tyers to have.

Material Spotlight | Polar Goat Hair

Polar Goat is a very long, natural material that works extremely well for long streamer patterns. It's much like Polar Fiber, just a lot longer at 6-8" of useable length. In comparison to the previous material spotlight, Icelandic Sheep, Polar Goat is more opaque, slightly thicker, and has more sheen. The material does contain underfur that [...]

Fly Tying Material Spotlight | Icelandic Sheep

Icelandic Sheep is a long, natural material that works incredibly well for larger streamer patterns. It feels like a combination of Craft Fur, Pseudo Hair, and Polar Fiber - but it's much longer and a bit softer, with 5-7" of useable length. The material itself does contain underfur that can either be combed out or [...]

EP Standard Scissors Review

Taking a look at the new Standard Scissors from Enrico Puglisi you will quickly see Enrico didn't cut any corners, pun intended. The two models of his new standard scissors are available in 4.5-inch and 6.5-inch models. The design These Scissors are made in Italy of high-quality stainless steel. Specifically made with the fly tier [...]

Fly Tying Tool Review | The New Cottarelli Hackle Pliers

When it comes to innovative, great working designs, this is one of them. The new Cottarelli Hackle Plier is a tool that really makes tying more pleasurable. Having control of your material while tying makes for a better finished bug and a better experience at the vise over all. These adjustable hackle pliers grab and [...]

The Most Used Fly Tying Tool

The most used tool in fly tying. So you sit down at your tying bench after coming up with the next big pattern that is hands down going to be the best fly you have ever tied. You know exactly what hook and what material it needs, so you slap the hook in the vice [...]

Umpqua XS435 Bendback Hook Review

Bendbacks are such a great fly to have in your fly boxes. They're light and they're weedless! You can bang them up against mangroves for snook all day long. They'll ride through grass where redfish and seatrout are stalking, they'll bounce off lili pads where largemouth and peacock bass are hunting, they'll even help keep [...]
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2020 Loon Tying Tools Overview

Loon Outdoors has laid out a nice new arsenal of tying tools to start 2020. The kind of tools that give your tying desk an air of credibility and a sense of uniformity. Tools that add style to function. The Hair Packer pushes deer hair nicely with its simple no-slip design that surrounds the hook [...]