Fly Tying Beads, Cones & Eyes

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Beads, Coneheads & Eyes Quick Picks Best All-Around: Hareline Plummeting Tungsten Beads - A go-to option for tying heavy beadhead nymphs across a wide range of sizes and colors. Great when you want consistent weight and a clean, standard round-bead profile. Best for Euro Nymphing: Hareline Slotted Tungsten Beads - Built for jig hooks and tight-line flies where you need maximum sink in a compact package. The slotted design helps keep your fly riding correctly while getting down fast. Best for Streamers (Realistic Eyes): Fish-Skull Living Eyes - A strong choice when you want photo-realistic, baitfish-style eyes for streamer heads. Multiple sizes and colorways make it easy to match everything from trout streamers to bigger saltwater patterns. Best Value Dumbbell: Hareline Plain Lead Dumbbell Eyes - A practical way to add weight and invert hooks for Clouser-style and bottom-oriented patterns. Ideal when you’re tying lots of flies and want simple, effective weighting. Best Conehead Profile: Hareline Brass Cone Heads - Classic coneheads that add weight and a tapered baitfish head shape on streamers. Useful when you want a different swimming attitude than dumbbells, with a clean slide-on build. How to Choose Beads, Coneheads & Eyes Fly tying beads: material, sink rate, and hook fit Action: Pick bead material based on how fast you need to reach the strike zone. Tungsten is the standard for depth and speed on nymphs, while lighter options make sense for shallow water or slower presentations. Best for: Nymphs (standard round tungsten), Euro/jig flies (slotted tungsten), and specialty accents (plastic or glass beads for articulation points and color). Avoid if: You’re forcing an oversized bead onto a hook,poor fit can crowd the eye, weaken the fly’s profile, and make threading tippet harder. Slotted vs. countersunk vs. standard round beads Slotted beads: Designed to seat cleanly on jig hooks and keep the fly tracking right. They’re a favorite for Perdigons and other ti