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 supplies 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]
KnapekhooksUK [20]
KonahooksUS [2]
Loon Outdoorsglues Ashland, Oregon US1997 [21]
Mouches de Charrette (JMC)dubbingFrance [3]
Nature's Spiritdubbing, feathers, herl, beadsUS [22]
O. Mustad & Son hooks Gjøvik Norway1832 [1] [2] [5] [23] [24] [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
ManufacturerProductLocationReferences
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]
HMH Fly Tyingvises Biddeford, Maine, US, founded in 1975 [44] [45]
Merco Productsbobbins and other tools Montana, US, founded in 1993 [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. Retailers of fly tying materials and tools include:

References

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  8. ↑ "Ahrex Hooks". Ahrex Hooks. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  9. ↑ "New Danish Hooks". Global Fly Fisher. Archived from the original on November 17, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Resources". Allen Fl Fishing. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Hooks". The Flyshack. Archived from the original on March 13, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Dai-Riki Fly Fishing Hooks Discontinued". Sporting Road. Archived from the original on March 13, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Catalog". J Stockyards Fly Fishing. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  14. ↑ "The Danville Chenille Company, a New Hampshire Tradition". Conway Daily Sun. May 10, 2017. Archived from the original on March 13, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  15. ↑ "About Firehole Outdoors". Firehole Outdoors. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Our Heritage". Fulling Mill. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  17. ↑ ja:がまかつ
  18. ↑ "Tungsten Beads". Made in China. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Catalog". Hareline. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Knapek Hooks". The Fly Tying Company. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Loon outdoors for the planet". Loon Outdoors. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  22. ↑ "About Nature's Spirit". Nature's Spirit. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
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  26. ↑ "Partridge Hooks". The Fly Tying Company. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  27. ↑ "Materials and Tools". Semperfli. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  28. ↑ "Skalka Hooks". The Fly Tying Company. Archived from the original on March 13, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  29. ↑ "Sprite Hooks". The Fly Tying Company. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  30. ↑ "Dubbing manufacturers". The Fly Tying Company. Archived from the original on March 13, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  31. ↑ "TIEMCO". Pitchbook. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  32. ↑ "TMC". Tiemco. Archived from the original on December 21, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  33. ↑ ja:ティムコ
  34. ↑ "About Umpqua". Umpqua. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  35. 1 2 "Catalog". Feather Craft. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  36. ↑ "Suppliers". The Fly Tying Company. Archived from the original on March 13, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  37. ↑ "Home". Wapsi Fly Company. Archived from the original on 2021-03-09.
  38. ↑ "Catalog". Whiting Farms. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  39. 1 2 3 "Brands". Tiemco. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  40. ↑ "About AAS". AS Implex. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  41. ↑ "About Dr. Slick". Dr Slick. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  42. ↑ "About Dyna King". Dyna-King. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  43. ↑ "Contact Griffin Enterprises". Griffin Enterprises, Inc. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  44. ↑ "MHM Standar Vise". Trout Lore, Australia. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  45. ↑ "About MHM Vises". MHM Fly Tying. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  46. ↑ "About the Rite Bobbin". Rite Bobbin. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  47. ↑ "About Peak". Peak Fishing. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  48. ↑ "About Renzetti". Rensetti. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  49. ↑ "About Stonfo". Stonfo. Archived from the original on March 13, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  50. ↑ "Sunrise". Sunrise. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  51. ↑ "About Wolff Industries". Wolff Industries. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  52. ↑ "Our Team at 54 Dean Street". 54 Dean Street. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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  54. ↑ "Catalog". Orvis. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  55. ↑ "The Essential Fly Team". www.theessentialfly.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2025-09-26.

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