Manufacturers of fly tying materials and tools

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.

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.

+ Manufacturers of fly tying materialsManufacturerMaterialsHeadquartersCountryFoundedReferencesAhrexhooksDenmarkAllen Fly FishingHooksSouthlake, TexasUSAu Ver a Soiethread (silk)France1820Dai-RikihooksOsakaJapanOut of business in 2019DaiichihooksNew York (headquarters)US (headquarters), Japan (manufacturing)Danville Chenille Companythread, chenille, tinsel, wireDanville, New HampshireUSEnrico Puglisisythentic fibersUSFirehole Outdoors (Dark Hills, LLC)hooks, beadsBozeman, MontanaUSFox Tailshair and FurUKFulling MillhooksClaremont, New Hampshire/London/KenyaUS/UK/Kenya1930sGamakatsu PTE LTDhooksOsakaJapan, Singapore1955:ja:がまかつGuangxi Chentian Hengyuan Metal Product Co., Ltd.beadsGuangxiChinaHanakhooksUSHareline Dubbin, LLCdubbing and other materialsMonroe, OregonUSHends Hookshooks, dubbingUKKamasanhooksJapanKeoughfeathersMichiganUSKnapekhooksUKKonahooksUSLoon OutdoorsgluesAshland, OregonUS1997Mouches de Charrette (JMC)dubbingFranceNature's Spiritdubbing, feathers, herl, beadsUSO. Mustad & SonhooksGjøvikNorway1832Partridge HookshooksUK1800sSaberhooksUSSemperflithreadNorth YorkshireUKSkalka HookshooksCzech Republic1985Spirit River, Inc.feathers, dubbing, beadsUSSprite HookshooksUKSwiss CDCfeathersSwitzerlandSybaidubbingUKTIEMCO, LTD (TMC)hooksTokyoJapan1969:ja:ティムコUmpqua Feather Merchants (includes Metz)feathers, hooksLouisville, KentuckyUS1972UNI-threadthreadCanada, Spain VarivashooksJapanVeevusthreadDenmarkVeniardsfeathers, hair, wireUK1923Wahoo InternationalUV resinsUS1985Wapsi Fly Companydubbing, feathers, hairMountain Home, ArkansasUS1945Whiting FarmsfeathersColoradoUS1989 (Thomas Whiting and Henry Hoffman)

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 toolsManufacturerProductLocationReferencesAAS Implexscissors and forcepsSialkot, Pakistan, founded in 1984CrownvisesIndiaDr. SlicktoolsBelgrade, Montana, US, founded in 1989Dyna-KingvisesCloverdale, California, US, founded in 1981Griffin Enterprises, Inc.vises, bobbinsKalispell, Montana, USHMH Fly TyingvisesBiddeford, Maine, US, founded in 1975Merco Productsbobbins and other toolsMontana, US, founded in 1993NorVisevisesHockessin, Delaware, US, founded in the 1980sPEAK Engineering and AutomationvisesLoveland, Colorado, USRegalvisesOrange, Massachusetts, founded in 2004RenzettivisesRomansville, Pennsylvania, US, founded in the early 1970sStonfo Fishing Tacklevises and other toolsItalySunrise Fly Tying ToolstoolsIndiaWolffvisesSpartanburg, South Carolina, US, founded in 1983

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:

54 Dean Street, Italy A Blaze in the Northern Fly, Qualicum Beach, BC, Canada The Fly Shack, US The Fly Stop, San Diego, California The Fly Tying Company, London, UK Flyshop New Zealand, New Zealand J. Stockyards Fly Fishing, US Lords of Rivers, France Orvis, Sunderland, Vermont, US; founded in 1856 Parks' Fly Shop Reel Flies, UK Diamond State Fly Co, Flippin, Arkansas, US The Essential Fly, UK

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