Manufacturers of fly tying materials and tools

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Manufacturers of fly tying materials and tools produce products specifically designed for tying artificial flies used in fly fishing. For the most part, the materials and tools from manufacturers are sold to fly tyers through fly fishing retail outlets, both brick and mortar and online stores that buy in bulk from the manufacturers. The manufacturing companies are headquartered primarily in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Italy, France, and China. The types of materials and tools that are produced include specialized fly tying hooks, metal and glass beads, feathers, thread, dubbing (animal or synthetic fibers used to coat threads), tinsel, wire, chenille, fly tying vises, tools to assist in manipulating materials, and a variety of other synthetic materials used in fly tying. Processing of animal hair and fur for fly tying, as well as hand tied flies is done on a smaller scale by independent companies or professional fly tyers. [1] [2] [3]

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Manufacturers of fly tying materials

Only the largest and most notable manufacturing companies around the world are included in the table below. These tables do not include the plethora of small companies and individuals that sell small stocks of materials to retailers or retail stores. Almost all beads are made in China, where the supply of tungsten and nickel are high. The catalogs of retailers have been used as references to identify notable manufacturers. The types of materials that the companies make, the location of the company headquarters, and year of founding are listed when known. [1] [4] [2] [3] [5] [6] [7]

Manufacturers of Fly Tying Materials
ManufacturerMaterialsHeadquartersCountryFoundedReferences
Ahrexhooks Denmark [2] [8] [9]
Allen Fly FishingHooks Southlake, Texas US [10]
Au Ver a Soiethread (silk) France 1820 [3]
Dai-Rikihooks Osaka Japan Out of business in 2019 [11] [5] [12]
DaiichihooksNew York (headquarters) US (headquarters), Japan (manufacturing) [1] [2] [13] [5]
Danville Chenille Companythread, chenille, tinsel, wire Danville, New Hampshire US [2] [14]
Enrico Puglisisythentic fibersUS
Firehole Outdoors (Dark Hills, LLC)hooks, beads Bozeman, Montana US [2] [6] [15]
Fox Tailshair and Fur UK [3]
Fulling Millhooks Claremont, New Hampshire/London/Kenya US/UK/Kenya1930s [2] [16]
Gamakatsu PTE LTDhooks Osaka Japan, Singapore1955 [1] [4] [2] [17]
Guangxi Chentian Hengyuan Metal Product Co., Ltd.beads Guangxi China [18]
HanakhooksUS [2]
Hareline Dubbin, LLCdubbing and other materials Monroe, Oregon US [19] [3]
Hends Hookshooks, dubbingUK [7] [3]
KamasanhooksJapan [5]
KeoughfeathersMichiganUS [3]
KonahooksUS [2]
KnapekhooksUK [20]
Loon Outdoorsglues Ashland, Oregon US1997 [21]
Mouches de Charrette (JMC)dubbingFrance [3]
O. Mustad & Son hooks Gjøvik Norway1832 [1] [2] [5] [22] [23] [24]
Nature's Spiritdubbing, feathers, herl, beadsUS [25]
Partridge HookshooksUK1800s [26]
SaberhooksUS [1]
Semperflithread North Yorkshire UK [27]
Skalka Hookshooks Czech Republic 1985 [28]
Spirit River, Inc.feathers, dubbing, beadsUS
Sprite HookshooksUK [29]
Swiss CDCfeathers Switzerland [3]
SybaidubbingUK [30]
TIEMCO, LTD (TMC)hooks Tokyo Japan1969 [1] [2] [5] [31] [32] [33]
Umpqua Feather Merchants (includes Metz)feathers, hooks Louisville, Kentucky US1972 [1] [34] [3]
UNI-threadthread Canada, Spain [35]
VarivashooksJapan [36]
VeevusthreadDenmark [35]
Veniardsfeathers, hair, wireUK1923 [3]
Wahoo InternationalUV resinsUS1985 [3]
Wapsi Fly Companydubbing, feathers, hair Mountain Home, Arkansas US1945 [37] [3]
Whiting FarmsfeathersColoradoUS1989 (Thomas Whiting and Henry Hoffman) [38] [3]

Manufacturers of fly tying tools

The types of tools that the companies manufacture, the location of the company headquarters, and year of founding are listed when known. The products manufactured include fly tying vises, scissors, tweezers, bobbin holders, bodkins, and hair stackers. The following are the major manufacturers of tools used in fly tying:

Manufacturers of Fly Tying Tools
ManufacturerProductLocationRefereences
AAS Implexscissors and forceps Sialkot, Pakistan, founded in 1984 [39] [40]
Crownvises India [1]
Dr. Slicktools Belgrade, Montana, US, founded in 1989 [41]
Dyna-Kingvises Cloverdale, California, US, founded in 1981 [4] [42]
Griffin Enterprises, Inc.vises, bobbins Kalispell, Montana, US [4] [43]
Merco ProductsBobblins and other tools Montana, US; founded in 1993 [44]
MHM Fly Tyingvises Biddeford, Maine, US, Founded in 1975 [45] [46]
NorVisevises Hockessin, Delaware, US, founded in the 1980s [4]
PEAK Engineering and Automationvises Loveland, Colorado, US [4] [47]
Regalvises Orange, Massachusetts, founded in 2004 [4]
Renzettivises Romansville, Pennsylvania, US, founded in the early 1970s [4] [39] [48]
Stonfo Fishing Tacklevises and other toolsItaly [49] [3]
Sunrise Fly Tying ToolstoolsIndia [39] [50]
Wolffvises Spartanburg, South Carolina, US, founded in 1983 [4] [51]

Retailers

Fly shops sell materials and tools for fly tying, fly fishing tackle, hand made flies, and fly fishing clothing. Some of the retailers of fly tying materials and tools include:

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Drew Chicone

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Leftys Deceiver

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