We have added two new materials and new colors of bullet heads and roller beads to our lineup. For the materials, we have Rooster Tail and Blue Moon. They are both very nice metallics, and also very hard to photograph. For the bullet heads, we have added some glows and other colors of the premium […]
Read More »2023 Recipes and Kits are posted!
2023 Recipes and Kits are live in the “Recipes” section of the website. The flies will be sent out to the winner in Monday’s mail. We have more new bullet heads and roller beads, and two new materials that will be posted soon. I will try to get everything up by next Sunday. Happy tying! […]
Read More »Shipping and Deliveries – some notes
We are a small, family business. We do not work 24/7, and we do not have our own shipping company. We work very hard to fill orders in a timely manner, and most leave the shop within one working day. We do take most holidays off. Since we ship via the USPS, we also need […]
Read More »New Bullet Heads!
I have listed three new colors of Roller Beads – blue, red, and glow. There are also three colors of our new over the knot bullet heads – Glow, Green, and Black. They have extra large holes and come with eyes already assembled. Let us know how you like them. Deb
Read More »New Items
Hello everybody. Hope everyone had a fantastic season. It’s hard to believe Labor Day is just a few days away already. By popular demand, we will be carrying Roller Beads for tying flies. They are located in the Bullet Heads & Tubing section of the store. We are also now carrying UV thread for tying. […]
Read More »Clear round UV beads are now available!
After years of searching and numerous requests, we have finally been able to bring you 8mm round clear UV beads. The quality is very good and they have a blue tint even under bright outdoor light. Early testers say they are having a lot of action with them in the rivers. Cat Eye Beads – […]
Read More »Winners!
Thanks to everyone who took advantage of the Black Friday/Cyber Week sale, and congratulations to our winners John from Tafford, PA Troy from Ontario, CA Ricky from East Troy, WI Adam from Poplar, WI David from Cleveland, NY Renee from Hamburg, NY JOe from Duluth, MI Willie from Coure D’Aline, ID Richard from Port Orange, […]
Read More »Beads!
Hello Everyone, I hope you had a great summer and are all doing well. It’s hard to believe it is fall already. First, we have new beads. We now have gold metallic, silver metallic, and I was also able to find a new source for the Aurora beads that were very popular. These have more […]
Read More »New Products & Virus Update
March 22, 2020 First, LeRoy and I hope this finds all of you safe and well. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. Let’s hope all of this is resolved soon and life can get back to as close to normal as possible. I have placed a few new items up […]
Read More »Manistee Early July Written by Chris Ingalls Early July Manistee. Fishing is improving as we speak and with the prevailing south west winds it should continue on that pattern. Water is setting up well with good reports of kings beginning to be heard. A mid 30’s pound king was taken out of Manistee last week, […]
Read More »July 15, 2018 Announcements
We have Orange Pearl back in stock in 2″, 4″, and 6″. We have also re-stocked the Travel Packs and the Captain’s Packs. There will also be some new colors coming out soon. They will be released into the Bargain Boat first so they will be easy to find, so be on the lookout. Hope […]
Read More »June 2018 Fishing Report
Manistee 06-26-18 Fishing is still on the slow side, but still mature kings to be found. Best bite has been 100-120 fow straight out of port. Spoons still dominate, but bigger fish have been coming on meat and fly rigs dressed up in purples and greens. The trout grounds outside Onekama are setting up well […]
Read More »Five New Salmon Flies for 2018 Recipies
Hello everybody, Apologies for the delay, but here are the recipes for the new Flies developed for 2018 on the video that can be found below. Deb PDF: 2018 Tangled Tackle Fly Recipes Zip file with Pictures and PDF of Recipes: 2018 Tangled Tackle Fly Recipes
Read More »Peanut Flies
Learn to make Custom Peanut Flies Here’s a new video from Tangled Tackle showing how to make your own custom peanut flies using Purple Taco’s banded fly material. Easy and fun to do. Nothing better than catching something on a rig you created.
Read More »Manistee Video
The guys at Tangled Tackle put up a new video highlighting some of the incredible fishing going on right now on Lake Michigan. Check out their most recent fishing report for the details. Blue Maui Flies and River Pickle teasers and flies have been getting it done.
Read More »Manistee Fishing Report 06-03-18
06-02-18 Manistee Report Fishing has been outstanding around Manistee, and its neighboring ports for several days now. Limit catches are being reported more as the norm, rather than the unusual. Fish are healthy and full of fight. The best fishing we have found has been straight out of Manistee in 135 to 180 fow on […]
Read More »Giveaway!
04-06-18 Hello everyone, and hello spring….well maybe. With all the snow falling it’s sometimes hard to realize that it’s April and not January. But fear not, spring is here, it just doesn’t know it yet. We want everyone to know that we’re doing a GREAT giveaway that includes a complete fly tying kit from Purple […]
Read More »A few housekeeping announcements
By popular demand, we have enabled PayPal checkout! Our customers were always protected by PayPal when they shopped with us, but some did not feel comfortable entering their credit card number and wanted to be able to use their PayPal accounts. You are now able to do that. We get a number of questions about […]
Read More »Five New Fly Recipes
02-26-2018 You want new flies to tie? You got it. Five new fly recipes from the guys at Tangled Tackle. This makes a total of 25 fly recipes available to you on this website. Just scroll down to the bottom of this page to see the recipe list, pictures and a complete list of the […]
Read More »Custom Meat Rigs
02-17-2018 Our latest video is up showing how to finish off you custom meat rigs. Enjoy and be safe! _________________________________________
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