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]

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
Manufacturer Materials Headquarters Country Founded References
Ahrex hooks Denmark [2][8][9]
Allen Fly Fishing Hooks Southlake, Texas US [10]
Au Ver a Soie thread (silk) France 1820 [3]
Dai-Riki hooks Osaka Japan Out of business in 2019 [11][5][12]
Daiichi hooks New York (headquarters) US (headquarters), Japan (manufacturing) [1][2][13][5]
Danville Chenille Company thread, chenille, tinsel, wire Danville, New Hampshire US [2][14]
Enrico Puglisi sythentic fibers US
Firehole Outdoors (Dark Hills, LLC) hooks, beads Bozeman, Montana US [2][6][15]
Fox Tails hair and Fur UK [3]
Fulling Mill hooks Claremont, New Hampshire/London/Kenya US/UK/Kenya 1930s [2][16]
Gamakatsu PTE LTD hooks Osaka Japan, Singapore 1955 [1][4][2][17]
Guangxi Chentian Hengyuan Metal Product Co., Ltd. beads Guangxi China [18]
Hanak hooks US [2]
Hareline Dubbin, LLC dubbing and other materials Monroe, Oregon US [19][3]
Hends Hooks hooks, dubbing UK [7][3]
Kamasan hooks Japan [5]
Keough feathers Michigan US [3]
Knapek hooks UK [20]
Kona hooks US [2]
Loon Outdoors glues Ashland, Oregon US 1997 [21]
Mouches de Charrette (JMC) dubbing France [3]
Nature's Spirit dubbing, feathers, herl, beads US [22]
O. Mustad & Son hooks Gjøvik Norway 1832 [1][2][5][23][24][25]
Partridge Hooks hooks UK 1800s [26]
Saber hooks US [1]
Semperfli thread North Yorkshire UK [27]
Skalka Hooks hooks Czech Republic 1985 [28]
Spirit River, Inc. feathers, dubbing, beads US
Sprite Hooks hooks UK [29]
Swiss CDC feathers Switzerland [3]
Sybai dubbing UK [30]
TIEMCO, LTD (TMC) hooks Tokyo Japan 1969 [1][2][5][31][32][33]
Umpqua Feather Merchants (includes Metz) feathers, hooks Louisville, Kentucky US 1972 [1][34][3]
UNI-thread thread Canada, Spain [35]
Varivas hooks Japan [36]
Veevus thread Denmark [35]
Veniards feathers, hair, wire UK 1923 [3]
Wahoo International UV resins US 1985 [3]
Wapsi Fly Company dubbing, feathers, hair Mountain Home, Arkansas US 1945 [37][3]
Whiting Farms feathers Colorado US 1989 (Thomas Whiting and Henry Hoffman) [38][3]

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