Pro team member Iain Mortimer braved the cold weather recently to try for some Pike on the Fly in a stretch of his local river and was rewarded with this nice double figure specimen! Iain’s winning Fly ( pictured ), was of course made from Silver scales products consisting of our Big fish fibre, Magnum … Read more
Silver Scales Pro Team member Lee Harper-Smith really knows his stuff when it comes to Fly fishing for his local Pike, and Lee recently put our products to good use to land a PB fly caught specimen. Well done Lee! Lee takes up the story: Fished all day yesterday on my local river with deadbaits … Read more
New Video up on the Silver scales channel, Tying a Seabass fly.
Here at Silver scales we want you to get the best from the materials we sell. There is never just one way to tie with a material and we make sure we research and sample the materials we sell using various techniques to tie different patterns of fly. Our Big fish fibre is not only … Read more
We all know how dark and dismal and depressing the long winter nights are, and passing the time until it warms up again while dreaming of our favourite angling spot can be agonising! Don’t despair! As far as I am concerned fly tying was made for winter evenings! I like nothing better than to sit … Read more
We have just added a new product to the range in the form of ‘Buckfibre’. Buckfibre is a great substitute for natural Bucktail as it possesses similar properties. The strands are fine and feature a slight crinkle with slight stiffness about them. Buckfibre isn’t an artificial Bucktail but can be used to tie many … Read more
I have a pet hate when it comes to shopping on the internet and that is companies who refuse to charge fair and reasonable shipping costs! Living on an Island as I do, it blows my mind even more when shipping companies want to charge extra as well, despite the fact they all come over … Read more
If you haven’t already tried any of the unique products from Sybai then I strongly suggest that you give them a try! Sybai’s product range features some unique materials such as Saltwater Ghost hair and Saltwater flash hair. Ignore the Saltwater bit if you’re a Pike angler, these materials are just as applicable to Pike … Read more
I am very pleased announce that we have a New Website! Unfortunately the old site was proving to be rather slow and difficult to use so we have completely changed platform now and I am rather pleased with the results and I very much hope you like it too! My eternal gratitude to Lee Harper-Smith who has … Read more
I am very pleased to announce that Silver Scales Fly Tying is now a Solarez stockist! Solarez is probably the best UV resin on the market, and I can say that with authority because I have had the chance to use and test a great many of the other UV resins on the market! Once … Read more
One of my suppliers here at Silver Scales is a great company called Sybai and they have a great range of mostly unique products. One such product is called Ghost hair and they recently brought out a Saltwater version, in fact they have added a Saltwater version to several of their range including the awesome … Read more
Here’s a little pattern that will catch a few fish when they’re fry feeding. Made with Sybai Saltwater Flash hair, soft and mobile with loads of flash! Size 4 hook. Available in the shop.
A new Video is up on the channel, this time I’m tying a Dubbing Baitfish with our Silver Scales Baitfish Dubbing. Very soft and mobile and you can create some fantastic looking patterns with it. Enjoy!
As promised in the previous post I have put together a new video featuring Craft fur in the shape of Silver scales Crafty Minnow Fur. Also featured is the new Saltwater flash hair from Sybai Hope you enjoy it!
