Hand-tied in Kenya
Somebody’s hands made this.
Every pattern tied one at a time to a written spec we publish — hook, bead, wing, rib — with the maker’s name on the card. Most flies tell you none of that.
Shop
Where to start.
Patterns
Tied one at a time.
Boxes
Or let us choose.
How they’re made
Named makers. Tied to a standard.
Every pattern is tied by hand by a professional tyer in Kenya, on carbon-steel hooks, to a written spec for each pattern — hook, bead, wing, rib. Each dozen leaves with the tyer’s name on the card.
We are the maker, not the guide: we can tell you exactly how a fly is built and to what standard. Where a pattern needs on-water advice, it is credited to the angler who gave it. How we tie →
Blog
How to fish them.
TechniqueReading the waterThe company is named after this. It is also the one skill that improves a day's fishing more than any fly in the box.
Choosing fliesWhat to put in your first fly boxSix patterns cover almost everything. The rest of the catalogue is refinement.
TechniqueEuro nymphing, explained without the jargonA competition technique that became the standard way to fish fast water. The idea underneath it is simple.Gear
What goes with them.
Trade
Buying for a shop, lodge or guide service?
We are the manufacturer, so there is no distributor between you and the bench. Trade pricing from 20 dozen, and we will tie your own pattern from 10 — with a test dozen approved before any run.