Which hook should I use for my flies, and my thoughts on Hooks for fly fishing in general.

A hook is a hook, is a hook, isn’t it? surely? Well in a nutshell NO! I wonder how much consideration most fly anglers give to their choice of hook rather than following whatever is on trend… What are these considerations then and why are they so important??? I hear you shouting at me!! Lets … Read more

The Mammoth Twaite Fly

by Lee Harper-Smith (Silver Scales Pro Team Member) The River Wye is an example of one of the few Rivers that still has good population of specimen Pike. It has huge head of silver fish, from massive shoals of minnows and fry in the shallow gravel runs, large numbers of Dace throughout the River and … Read more

New Sybai products!

As well as topping up with some of the more popular products from Sybai such as Supreme wing hair and Lincoln sheep hair, we have added Fine Trilobal hair and Mobile flash hair to the range. Two superb products that are suitable for a wide variety of applications in Saltwater and Predator flies!We have also … Read more

Difficult times

Difficult times ahead… Just to let you know we are continuing to operate as long as humanly possible during the crisis we are currently facing. As long as the postal service keeps running, and we can obtain products from our suppliers we will carry on providing our customers with high quality fly tying materials via … Read more

Fly design – Considerations and Hydrodynamics

I’ve had this Article going around in my head for some time now, so lets tackle some of the more technical points of tying flies for Predators focusing on Baitfish patterns. For the beginner fly tier this article may only serve to make the prospect of tying their own flies a more daunting prospect, however … Read more

Back in stock!

Two of our more unique products are now back in stock. Pearl Crinkle hair and Crystal minnow. Both have their own individual characteristics. Pearl Crinkle is more suited to Pike flies giving you bulk without weight and Crystal minnow is great for smaller Perch and Saltwater patterns or just for adding subtle shimmer to any … Read more