Nymph-Head™ Premium Fly Tying Beads


The common fly-tying bead has evolved…

In recent years, the metal fly-tying bead has become firmly established as a popular and extremely effective fly tying material used in the creation of many successful beadhead nymph, midge, pupa and streamer patterns. Beads accurately represent the shape and size of a nymphs head area while adding important flash and weight to the fly.

Nymph-Head™ Beads are the next generation of fly tying beads.

Flymen Fishing Company’s patented design has transformed the common bead by adding a pair of “nymph eyes” to a standard tungsten, countersunk fly-tying bead. This simple enhancement adds realism and unprecedented detail to the bead while retaining the proven benefits of adding shape, flash and weight to sub-surface fly patterns

Nymph-Head™ Beads not only enhance and breathe new life into existing beadhead nymph patterns, but also offer fly tiers endless possibilities for creating exciting, new flies. Available in 4 different colors and in 5 sizes, Nymph-Head™ Beads are very versatile and can be applied to most Mayfly, Caddis, Scud, Stonefly and Midge patterns.


Nymph-Head™ Beads make flies look more realistic

The “nymph eyes” mimic those of the natural insect enabling the fly tier to create more effective and realistic imitations of aquatic trout food! From a trout's perspective "Eyes mean Life and Life means Protein!"

As an option, eye color can be quickly and easily added in seconds by using a fine-tip paint marker or a permanent, waterproof marker to suit the desired nymph pattern. This offers the fly tier an endless range of color combinations and fly variations.

We recommend and sell DecoColor™ Extra-Fine Tip Paint Markers which are amazing permanent, water-resistant paint markers with an extra-fine tip that allows easy application of color to the smallest of flies! Their oil-based formula provides a realistic, glossy finish to the eyes on the Nymph-Head™ beads or for many other fly tying applications.

How to add eye color

Bead Colors
Nymph-Head™ Beads are available in 4 colors giving the fly fisherman a wider choice of color options than typically available in the market. The range offers beads in the popular, industry standard Gold, Copper, Silver and Black-Nickel colors. These colors combined with the option to color the realistic “nymph eyes offers the fly tier an almost limitless number of possible color combinations in the never ending quest for more effective, realistic flies.

Sizes
Nymph-Head Beads™ are available in 5 different sizes covering hook sizes from #4 through to #18.

Nymph-Head™ Beads dive deep!

Tungsten has almost twice the sink rate of basic brass or zinc-alloy beads, getting your nymph down quickly into the “feeding zone” and increasing your chances of a hookup by as much as 80% every cast.

Additional benefits include:
• Using tungsten beads can reduce your fly tying time since the need to add additional weight to your flies is often eliminated.
• Environmentally more friendly than lead which supports the trend of angling communities to move away from the use of lead or zinc-based alloys.

Nymph-Head™ Bead and Hook Sizes

Available in 4 colors (Gold, Sterling Silver, Black-Nickel and Copper) in the following 5 bead/hook sizes:

• 3/32" (2.4mm) for Hook Sizes #16 to #18
• 7/64" (2.8mm) for Hook Sizes #14 to #16
• 1/8" (3.2mm) for Hook Sizes #12 to #14
• 5/32" (4.0mm) for Hook Sizes #10 to #12
• 3/16" (4.8mm) for Hook Sizes #6 to #8

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