Return Eye Shanks from Aquaflies are perfect for tying Intruder style flies like the "Guide Intruder", "Fish Taco" "Signature Intruder" and so many more. The team at Aquaflies has utilized their expertise in creating beautiful flies to make these shanks things of beauty. Each pack contains 25 shanks. Available sizes include 27mm, 43mm and 51mm.

Technical notes: So here is the key feature that sets these shanks apart on the market of already very good shanks. The return eye is tapered versus being non-tapered, this means there will be no sharp drop off between the eye and shank region.

And also these shanks are a smooth nickel gunsmoke with a polished end of the shank to protect your trailer hook loop from any possibility of abrasion.

You can rig these shanks by lashing on a trailer loop of wire, mono, or firline and you may also rig your hook old school style with a small section of tube on the end of the shank.

Great Thread, binds and holds what you tie - excellent.

The breaking strength on Veevus threads is more than 2x stronger than comparable Uni-Thread or Danville products AND offers less thread build-up.

Grabflies uses this thread size for it's Intruder Flies.

Our Hot Beads (TM) feature our patented counter drilled hole and more importantly have a baked on enamel finish OVER A BASE COAT. These are not JUST painted like the competition's. That's why our Hot beads are truly are HOT!
Our machining is unsurpassed and the plating is fantastic. Spirit River is proud to be know as the leader in quality on all our brass products like these Hot Beads. Each cone is machined on a screw machine one at a time. All are then tumbled to remove many of the machining marks...then we plate them twice with a high quality base and finish coat. Our process takes longer & yes it will cost slightly more...but you should expect nothing but the best when you tie your own flies. Why not have the best when it's only a few cents more.

Size: 1/4 Inch

A fine textured, durable hair for winging steelhead, sea-run cutthroat & streamer flies. It will remind you a little of marabou but has zero waste.

Great for Intruder prop dubbing balls, and mix in your composite dubbing loops.

Return Eye Shanks from Aquaflies are perfect for tying Intruder style flies like the "Guide Intruder", "Fish Taco" "Signature Intruder" and so many more. The team at Aquaflies has utilized their expertise in creating beautiful flies to make these shanks things of beauty. Each pack contains 25 shanks. Available sizes include 27mm, 43mm and 51mm.

Technical notes: So here is the key feature that sets these shanks apart on the market of already very good shanks. The return eye is tapered versus being non-tapered, this means there will be no sharp drop off between the eye and shank region.

And also these shanks are a smooth nickel gunsmoke with a polished end of the shank to protect your trailer hook loop from any possibility of abrasion.

You can rig these shanks by lashing on a trailer loop of wire, mono, or firline and you may also rig your hook old school style with a small section of tube on the end of the shank.

Features include black chrome finish, up-eye forged shank and reversed-bend super needle point.

Size: 46 hooks

The Owner SSW Super Needle Point Hooks have the following features:

Brite Beads(TM) have a patented counter drilled hole to allow them to be easily added to most any hook shank. Our Brite Beads are different that those of our competitors in that pay the extra price and go to the extra effort to ACID ETCH THE GOLD PLATING on each bead. It is not a cheap or fast process....but the results speak for themselves. You get a bead that has a uncompromising finish and a bead that will not tarnish.

1/4 inch size is great on Moal leeches and Intruders.

These UV2 Crosscut Rabbit strips are of premium quality with the added advantage of Spirit River's UV2 process for improved visibility in low light or murky conditions.

These zonker rabbit strips are cut across the rabbit pelt so the fur will lay down over the shank on flies. Many times this makes better patterns. 

Color infused with UVF and UVR.

UVF is the fluorescent wavelength. Fish can see this spectrum in brighter colors than we see. This allows fish to see flies at a much greater distance, even in varying light and water conditions.

UVR or Ultra Violet Reflectance, is a UV light that cannot be readily seen with the human eye in some wavelengths, but it can be seen by most insects and animals. 

Premium Dubbing Wax - Supersticky Formula.

High quality dubbing wax from one of fly fishing's most respected names, in a large Deluxe push-up tube with an orange color that's easy to find on a tying bench.

Great for keeping your thread in place on bobbins.

These UV2 Crosscut Rabbit strips are of premium quality with the added advantage of Spirit River's UV2 process for improved visibility in low light or murky conditions.

These zonker rabbit strips are cut across the rabbit pelt so the fur will lay down over the shank on flies. Many times this makes better patterns.

Color infused with UVF and UVR.

UVF is the fluorescent wavelength. Fish can see this spectrum in brighter colors than we see. This allows fish to see flies at a much greater distance, even in varying light and water conditions.

UVR or Ultra Violet Reflectance, is a UV light that cannot be readily seen with the human eye in some wavelengths, but it can be seen by most insects and animals.

Lady Amherst Center tail by Hareline.

These feathers represent the most sought after, longest, and most select center tail feathers from the Lady Amherst Pheasant.

Lady Amherst really stands under water. Used on Intruder patterns, and Atlantic salmon flies. A few feather fibers go a long way.

Spin these feathers in a dubbing loop for Steelhead Intruders or wrap individually. Lady Amherst Center Tail feathers really stand out in the water.

Quality cone head beads

Size: 1/4'' (prefect size for Moal Leeches, Intruders)

24 per pack

Prime chicken feathers dyed and hand painted to imitate jungle cock. Great eyes for streamer patterns.

24 per pkg.

Veevus 240 Denier Power Thread- 240 denier thickness with Veevus strength. Some of the best fly tying thread money can buy. 100 meter spool. A good thread for smooth heads on larger flies.

Grabflies uses this thread on it's Moal Leeches.

Possibly the sharpest scissors ever created. Think razor blades with handles. These thin blades with a razor edge make short work of all materials. Adjustable tension allows for loosening or tightening as materials warrant. Cuts through natural and synthetic materials like butter. Made from 440 grade J2 steel. These are the ultimate tying scissors.

Great super sharp scissors - Grabflies uses these scissors to cut material needing very sharp cuts.

Great Thread, binds and holds what you tie - excellent.

The breaking strength on Veevus threads is more than 2x stronger than comparable Uni-Thread or Danville products AND offers less thread build-up

Grabflies uses this size for it's thread head Fish Tacos.

Senyo's Fusion Foil Legs are bright and shiny barred silicone legs that add life and color to your flies. Add to your Steelhead Intruder flies, nymphs, wet flies for movement and shimmer.

Standard size.

Barred Blue and Green Foil (Color is purplish with a shiny green metallic barred over lay)

Half Grizzly Saddle by Hareline

A nice grade #2 half saddle from Keough with long, narrow feathers, available in natural and dyed colors for trout, salmon and steelhead fly patterns.

Great for Intruders. Grabflies uses this on it's Skagit Leech and other Intruder patterns.

Bobbins are the critical tool in tying since they must keep smooth tension on the thread spool and have super smooth inserts to apply the thread to your fly.

• Stainless Steel & Brass Finish
• Dual Ceramic
• Delrin Feet
• Funnel shaped Inserts

You have seen it (or a prototype of it) in our fly tying videos. You have called and emailed and asked about it. And now it's (almost) here: the OPST Shank Chuck Tool. It took us a long time to dial this one in. The challenge was first, to make a tool that would fit with just about any vise on the planet. We succeeded. If this tool does not fit with your vise, we will refund your money. The second challenge was finding a tool that can both shanks and some tubes- by unscrewing the chuck housing, you can flip the inner chuck one way for shanks and the other way for tubes.

These hackle pliers hold and grip hackle great. Grabflies.com uses these pliers for its Steelhead and Salmon flies.

Tube Cone Head, 7/32" Medium by Hareline

Hareline Tube Cone Heads The cones have large diameter center holes to fit over tubes. Medium 7/32"

Fits: Tube Assortment Small for Tube Flies

The Ahrex NS110 Nordic Salt Streamer Hook is a super sharp, strong, and durable hook that will hold even the largest of freshwater and saltwater fish.

The NS110 is a straight eye streamer hook. It is chemically sharpened to be insanely sharp, and it has a small barb. Any freshwater or saltwater streamer will fish beautifully on this black nickel hook.

Each pack contains 18 hooks.

Grabflies uses this hook with Steelhead and Saltwater patterns.

EP Sommerlatte’s UV Grizzly Foxy Brush come with six brushes per pack and is 3 inches in width. Each brush is grizzly barred with alternating colors of fox and EP fibers mixed. Easy to wrap and trim if needed. Baitfish patterns, steelhead and salmon flies, and saltwater streamers are all easy to create with Sommerlatte’s Grizzly Foxy Brush.

Very fun stuff!

• 3 inches wide
• Package of six 

Spirit River - These are a old version of our new UV2 Fusion Mottled Egg Beads. We are quickly becoming a major supplier of egg colored beads and our unique process is receiving huge accolades. The steelhead beads match steelhead and salmon eggs/ egg.

Grabflies.com uses these eggs to tie:

Double Egg MOAL Rhoid, Black

Moal Rhoid Flesh Pink

MOAL Rhoid, Black

Brass Eyes by Hareline

These plated brass barbell eyes are the quickest way to add weight and action to any pattern. 20 pieces per package.

Great for Steelhead and Salmon Intruder patterns.

Grizzly Fibre is a barred synthetic winging material that is great for steelhead flies, salmon flies, trout streamers and of course saltwater patterns. It's a "light" material in the sense that it doesn't bulk up and will not hold water. Grizzly Fibre is a perfect winging material for so many flies!

Girzzly Fibre is a no holds "barred" wispy winging material that we are finding all kinds of ways to accent our flies.

Great for Intruder eyes!

popular Real-Eyes with enamel iris/pupils installed by the manufacturer, and guaranteed never to pop out. Saves time, and you never have to worry as to whether or not you have the right size stick-on eyes. Gold eyes have chartreuse irises, nickel eyes have yellow, red, or pearl irises. These are a take off of our original Real Eyes where you simply add Prismatic tape eyes. 

15 per pack

EP Senyo Chromatic Brushes mix proven fly tying materials to make a wide fly tying brush for Steelhead Intruders, streamers and baitfish flies.

• 3 inches wide
• Package of six

Veevus Holographic Tinsel is ultra strong and does not loose it's color when stretched. It glows in the water!

Size: Large (1/16") (11m per spool)

Intruder Fly Ostich Plumes

By now, most people who have spent any time pursuing steelhead have heard of the intruder. The large-profile fly is no longer a secret, but what many people don't fully appreciate is the critical importance of material selection in tying it. All materials are not created equal, and this is as true for ostrich plumes as it is for any other material. Jerry French and Ed Ward searched for a long time for the perfect barred intruder plume and eventually found a feather called the "drab". Don't let the name fool you; there's nothing drab about this feather. Olympic Peninsula Skagit Tactics selected the drab for our Signature barred Intruder Plumes because drabs are stout at the base and taper to fine tips, making them perfect for twin tails and wings. The tips of these ostrich feathers can be wrapped as a hackle to create a wide profile with a very slim base. The rest of the drab performs extremely well in a dubbing loop. Additionally, the length is perfect for intruders and other steelhead flies, meaning there is much less waste than with a traditional, over-sized ostrich plume. The final step in creating a perfect barred ostrich plume is in the dyeing. OPST's drabs are dyed in all the most effective steelhead and streamer colors, enhanced with unique black barring and polka-dotting that mimics the mottling pattern found in many species in nature. There's just something fishy about a mottled fly, and OPST has incorporated this into our signature ostrich drabs to inspire aggression in fish and confidence in you. Our drabs come two per pack!

Brass barbells for Steelhead and Salmon Intruders

Sizes: Small (5/32" 4mm), Medium (3/16" 4.8 mm), Large (7/32" 5.5 mm)

12 per pack.

Whiting Farms has taken the best hackle on the market one step further with the 100's pack. Each package contains enough saddle hackle feathers to tie a minimum of 100 flies. Best of all, it comes pre-sized so the tier gets exactly what is needed.

Long hackles great for Intruder wings. There isn't enough hackle to tie hundred flies, but you can use one long hackle (cut a V in the tip to use as several hackles).

By Spirit River: Our original design is so good, it too has been copied by our competitors. Our machining is unsurpassed and the plating is fantastic. Spirit River is proud to be known as the leader in quality on all our brass products like these incredible eyes.
Each eye is machined on a screw machine one at a time. They are tumbled to remove many of the machining marks...then we plate them with a really high quality finish. Each eye is inspected then has resign poured into the pupil area.
Next we bake it to harden the pupils. Our process takes a heck of a long time & yes it is quite expensive...but you should expect the very best when you take your time and your skills to tie your own flies.
These eyes have proved themselves to be a great addition to any tiers arsenal. Our unique high quality eyes give patterns beautiful bait-fish appeal which predators key in on while also giving them the weight they need.

Great for Intruder Tube Flies

 Quantity: 10

By Spirit River: Our original design is so good, it too has been copied by our competitors. Our machining is unsurpassed and the plating is fantastic. Spirit River is proud to be known as the leader in quality on all our brass products like these incredible eyes.
Each eye is machined on a screw machine one at a time. They are tumbled to remove many of the machining marks...then we plate them with a really high quality finish. Each eye is inspected then has resign poured into the pupil area.
Next we bake it to harden the pupils. Our process takes a heck of a long time & yes it is quite expensive...but you should expect the very best when you take your time and your skills to tie your own flies.
These eyes have proved themselves to be a great addition to any tiers arsenal. Our unique high quality eyes give patterns beautiful bait-fish appeal which predators key in on while also giving them the weight they need.

Great for Large Intruder Tube Flies

 Quantity: 10

This Material Gives A Translucent Shimmer That Adds Depth To The Look Of Your Fly. Excellent for wrapping perfect bodies.

4 yards per package

The Fish-Skull design mimics the head, eyes and gill plates of a baitfish producing a more realistic looking profile.

• Top & Bottom Slots
• Built-in Keel
• Realistic 3D Eyes Included in Pack

Size: Medium

Fish Skull Articulated Shank 2 1/8" - 55mm

Fish Skull Articulated Shanks eliminate the search for the perfect shank for tying intruders, articulated flies and string leaches. These articulated shanks allow the fly tyer to simply slide a hook on without using a string or junction of any sort. Tie your fly on the shank and permanently fix the articulated hook or slide it on and off.

Our Hot Beads (TM) feature our patented counter drilled hole and more importantly have a baked on enamel finish OVER A BASE COAT. These are not JUST painted like the competition's. That's why our Hot beads are truly are HOT!
Our machining is unsurpassed and the plating is fantastic. Spirit River is proud to be know as the leader in quality on all our brass products like these Hot Beads. Each cone is machined on a screw machine one at a time. All are then tumbled to remove many of the machining marks...then we plate them twice with a high quality base and finish coat. Our process takes longer & yes it will cost slightly more...but you should expect nothing but the best when you tie your own flies. Why not have the best when it's only a few cents more.

Size: 1/4 Inch

Our Hot Beads (TM) feature our patented counter drilled hole and more importantly have a baked on enamel finish OVER A BASE COAT. These are not JUST painted like the competition's. That's why our Hot beads are truly are HOT!
Our machining is unsurpassed and the plating is fantastic. Spirit River is proud to be know as the leader in quality on all our brass products like these Hot Beads. Each cone is machined on a screw machine one at a time. All are then tumbled to remove many of the machining marks...then we plate them twice with a high quality base and finish coat. Our process takes longer & yes it will cost slightly more...but you should expect nothing but the best when you tie your own flies. Why not have the best when it's only a few cents more.

Size: 1/4 Inch

Our Hot Beads (TM) feature our patented counter drilled hole and more importantly have a baked on enamel finish OVER A BASE COAT. These are not JUST painted like the competition's. That's why our Hot beads are truly are HOT!
Our machining is unsurpassed and the plating is fantastic. Spirit River is proud to be know as the leader in quality on all our brass products like these Hot Beads. Each cone is machined on a screw machine one at a time. All are then tumbled to remove many of the machining marks...then we plate them twice with a high quality base and finish coat. Our process takes longer & yes it will cost slightly more...but you should expect nothing but the best when you tie your own flies. Why not have the best when it's only a few cents more.

Size: 1/4 Inch

Our Hot Beads (TM) feature our patented counter drilled hole and more importantly have a baked on enamel finish OVER A BASE COAT. These are not JUST painted like the competition's. That's why our Hot beads are truly are HOT!
Our machining is unsurpassed and the plating is fantastic. Spirit River is proud to be know as the leader in quality on all our brass products like these Hot Beads. Each cone is machined on a screw machine one at a time. All are then tumbled to remove many of the machining marks...then we plate them twice with a high quality base and finish coat. Our process takes longer & yes it will cost slightly more...but you should expect nothing but the best when you tie your own flies. Why not have the best when it's only a few cents more.

Size: 1/4 Inch

Our Hot Beads (TM) feature our patented counter drilled hole and more importantly have a baked on enamel finish OVER A BASE COAT. These are not JUST painted like the competition's. That's why our Hot beads are truly are HOT!
Our machining is unsurpassed and the plating is fantastic. Spirit River is proud to be know as the leader in quality on all our brass products like these Hot Beads. Each cone is machined on a screw machine one at a time. All are then tumbled to remove many of the machining marks...then we plate them twice with a high quality base and finish coat. Our process takes longer & yes it will cost slightly more...but you should expect nothing but the best when you tie your own flies. Why not have the best when it's only a few cents more.

Size: 7/32 Inch

Our Hot Beads (TM) feature our patented counter drilled hole and more importantly have a baked on enamel finish OVER A BASE COAT. These are not JUST painted like the competition's. That's why our Hot beads are truly are HOT!
Our machining is unsurpassed and the plating is fantastic. Spirit River is proud to be know as the leader in quality on all our brass products like these Hot Beads. Each cone is machined on a screw machine one at a time. All are then tumbled to remove many of the machining marks...then we plate them twice with a high quality base and finish coat. Our process takes longer & yes it will cost slightly more...but you should expect nothing but the best when you tie your own flies. Why not have the best when it's only a few cents more.

Size: 1/4 Inch

Shanks for tying Intruders and Stinger trailing hook flies.

25 Shanks to a pack

Size: 51 mm 

Olympic Peninsula Skagit Tactics' new intruder shanks are specifically designed with trailing-hook flies like the Intruder and Dirty Hoh in mind. They come in 32, 51 and 75mm sizes for everything from small-shanked string leeches and Dirty Hohs to the largest Intruders you can imagine. These shanks are designed with coneheads and beadheads in mind, but they also work great with dumbbell eyes. In packs of 25 for only $8, they are a great value.

Marabou Strung Blood Quills feathers are a little smaller than the extra select strung marabou feathers.

Full Plume

Average stem length is 12 inches, and the average herl length is 4 inches..plume in a wonderful array of colors.

One long plume per package.

Ostrich herl is used in many types of flies. Herls are soft and absorb water readily for much movement when wet. Herls shed water quickly as soon as they are removed from the water. This makes flies tied with herl lightweight and easy to cast.

Great for Intruders, bucktails. Steelhead flies, Salmon Flies, trout flies.

Tube Assortment Large for Tube Flies

HMH Large Diameter Tube Assortment: 1/8" O.D 12 Pack

Cut to length tubes

HMH Small Diameter Tube Assortment: 3/32" O.D 12 pack

Cut to length