A fly tying vise offers a perfect tool to hold a fishing hook in position while tying a fly.

Flying frying vises often come in kit form to offer all tools required to created streamers, nymphs, wet flies, dry flies and more. Such accessories include a bobbin, bodkin, threader, hooks, hackle pliers and scissors, wire, hackle feathers, tinsel and dubbing.

A versatile kit of this nature is perfect for those at a novice to intermediate level, and often comes equipped with a quick start guide to get going without further materials.

A entry model rotary fly tying vise offers a fixed head, solid 3/8-inch shaft, pedestal action, and jaw capacity of 28 to 4/0, while a more robust vise, designed for quickness and ease in operation, with a variable cam lever hook, and steel vise jaws is able to grasp hooks at 22 to 7/0.

A high quality manufacturer of fly trying tools is those by Renzetti. The series of Renzetti fly trying vise tools offer top quality for novice to expert alike, last a lifetime, and acknowledged as the finest in the industry.

Some of the features to a high-quality fly tying vice include hardened jaws to accept wide-angle hooks, control via a single lever for ease in changing hooks, a flexible table lamp, and a grooved stem, which offers sight of a fly from all angles.

To assist beginners in the sport of fly fishing a variety of ‘How to’ guides on crafting quality flies is available – these guide instruct on making dry flies, nymphs, wet flies, bugs, streamers, and hairwings. For ease in learning, these guides often come with step-by-step instructions and full color illustrations to completely grasp all the core techniques needed in fly trying.