We are proud to announce we are now a dealer of Fulling Mill. They are a UK based company that started its roots in fly fishing in the 1930’s. Fulling Mill’s long history of fly fishing is reflected in their craftsmanship and high quality of their products. We now stock a wide assortment of their best flies, boxes, and hooks. Special orders can be accommodated as well if you’d like something that we don’t currently stock.
Fulling Mill makes proven fly patterns for both fresh and saltwater. We stock both, but this article will mainly be focusing on their freshwater products.
Jigged Nymphs
Roza’s Jigged Pink Pheasant Tail

This is one of the most productive flies we have in the shop this time of year. If the water is clear, running a Roza’s Jigged Pheasant tail through some slower water is sure to get you an eat. The slim profile of this small sized 18 nymph makes it a fantastic Baetis (BWO) imitation. Until things really warm up these Baetis nymphs currently make up a large portion of our local trout’s diets; so it a must have.
Crostons Full Metal Jacket Jig

Our new Size 14 Crostons Full Metal Jacket Jig will prove itself to be an indispensable fly in the coming weeks. It’s slim body, robust head, and large legs make it a great Clinger nymph imitation. March Browns being of that family will be active and hatching as soon as we get some warm weather. Croston’s Full Metal Jacket will be an important fly in your box for that hatch; for now it can make a great general attractor pattern that gets down deep fast.

Weiss’s Possum Anchor Jig Fly a great general attractor with a slim body and a CDC collar. The CDC pulsates in the water and gives the nymph a lot of movement which will catch a fish’s attention. A sparse collar of flashy dubbing near the bead helps create a great silhouette, especially when the CDC is pressed along the body in the water. This fly can be dead drifted or swung. Its lighter color and CDC can make it a great fly to swing during a caddis hatch.

The UV Green Weenie in a size 14 is a great fly for this upcoming hatch of Grannom caddis this spring. The Grannom caddis or “Mothers Day Caddis” is the first large hatch of caddisflies of the year and the fish go crazy for them. Often with spring runoff flows, timing this hatch can be difficult. This is where having a nymph like this in your box can save your day. Sometimes the Grannom Caddis’ come off in such great numbers that the fish will be feeding subsurface more than on the top. This is again where having a great caddis imitation like this can turn a bad spring day around quick.

The Squatchy B Jigged Nymph is a high and dirty water hero. It is a jigged stonefly nymph imitation that comes in sizes 8 and 12. Rubber legs make it durable and provide a lot of movement; a partridge collar creates even more movement and drive fish nuts. This fly is sure to be seen during high, off color water or get deep and move enough to catch that large fish’s eye in a deep pool.

The Jigged Swimming Drake makes a great imitation for all drake nymphs. Brown, green, or gray, this nymph will cover all of your drake needs. It comes in a size 12 or 14 and features a marabou tail, rubber legs, dubbed body, and a large copper bead. This fly will preform well around drake hatches, and can also imitate a range of stonefly nymphs. Its large silhouette and radical movement make it a great fly to use during high, off color water.
Croston’s Jigged Chenille Worm

Croston’s Jigged Chenille Worm has been my guilty pleasure lately. Fulling Mill’s take on a jigged San Juan will be sure to impress you. It is tied with an inverting bead in the center of the fly and features a simple chenille body. The body is secured with UV resin for increased durability. For rainy days or spring runoff this fly can’t be beat. It comes in red, hot pink, and soft pink; all in size 14.

The Perdiworm Jig combines the body of a Perdigon nymph with the tail of a worm and creates a deadly euro style worm pattern. Fine red rubber legs protruding out of a slim Perdigon body with flash ribbing is sure to get deep and find some takers. Rubber legs and a UV resin coated body makes for a super durable fly. This one comes in a size 12 and makes for a great flashy attractor to pair with another more natural nymph.

The Jigged Slush Egg is unique because it is a jigged egg fly. We don’t see too many of these, unless they’re tied up at home, so it is great to have jigged egg option to get in from a fly company. It is a small flashy pink egg tied on a size 14 hook with a matching pink bead. This fly makes a great whitefish and trout egg imitation. With whitefish currently spawning, and trout right around the corner, this fly is one you don’t want to leave home without.

Here is Fulling Mill’s classic inspired take on March brown wet fly. With matched wet fly wings, gold tinsel ribbing, dubbed body, and partridge legs, it is as productive on the swing as it is beautiful. Although it may look too pretty to fish, this fly should be a staple in your box in the coming weeks as the march brown hatch picks up. These come in a size 14 and 12 which is nice as you can swap between sizes and figure out which the fish prefer. If you’re a wet fly connoisseur, this is a great fly to pick up and get your spring time swinging fix.

Here we have a unique and flashy attractor egg pattern from Fulling Mill. The FAB Biscuit Blob Fly comes in a size 10, so it is a larger egg pattern. It is tied with a flashy, long fiber chenille and features a chartreuse foam butt and pink body. Its most unique quality is that it has some foam under the chenille so it will give the egg more of a natural buoyancy in the water. Pair it with a heavier nymph, and tag this off its back to let the FAB Biscuit’s foam give it a natural more buoyant presentation. This fly is also tied on a more stout hook making it fishable not only for trout, but also other anadromous fish.
Jigged Streamers

The Tatical Jig Zonker is an extremely effective sculpin/ small streamer tied with rabbit strip body and collar. It is tied on a jig hook and rides “point up” this is especially effective when fishing sculpin patterns deep, bouncing them along the bottom. The Tactical Jig Zonker comes in a size 12 in a natural rabbit color as well as olive.

Croston’s belly flop sculpin is a different take on the jigged streamer above. It is tied far more sparse, making it easier to cast and sink faster. The zonker body is also a tad longer to add more movement. It is very heavy and features a tungsten bead as well as a tungsten scud body. Due to it’s construction it makes a great euro streamer. It can be drifted in a tight line style and twitched downstream to imitate an injured fish. It comes in one natural rabbit color in a size 10. This fly gets down deep fast into the feeding zone; while other flies are still sinking, Croston’s Belly Flop Sculpin will already be in the feeding zone doing the work for you.

The Jiggy Fat Minnow breaks conventional trout fly boundaries in a sense that is can be extremely useful in both warm and cold water fisheries. When water gets too warm to responsibly trout fish in the summer, this fly will drive bass nuts. It comes in a wide variety of colors, all size 10: Olive/White, Brown/White, Bluegill, and Sexy Shad. The Jiggy Fat Minnow is a great example of a “do it all” fly.
Dry Flies
Burkus Bearback Rider Salmonfly

The Burkus Bearback Rider Salmonfly makes a killer salmonfly imitation. With three layers of foam this fly is unsinkable and is buoyant enough support the weight of midsized tungsten beaded nymphs with ease. An orange chenille belly, ribbing on the abdomen, and knotted rubber legs make it a realistic, yet effective pattern. Whether you’re catching the legendary salmonfly hatch on the lower Deschutes, or catching the salmonflies on your local stretch, this pattern is sure to impress.
Boxes


The Tactical Fly Box is Fulling Mill’s standard double sided box, and holds an impressive 520 flies. This box has enough clearance to hold larger chubbies and strongly nymphs with ease, or you could fill it with 520 of your favorite smaller nymphs. Pre cut foam slits are durable and will keep your flies safe. [186 (W) x 104 (D) x 30 (H) 149 grams]


The Tactical Max box is essentially the Tactical Box, except it is a tad bit deeper, and it has a double sided leaf. This depth and leaf increase the storage from 520 slits in the Tactical Box, to 960 in the Tactical Max. Due to the leaf, this box does not have as much clearance for bushier flies. It does make a great box for smaller, low profile nymphs and dries. It can easily combine all of your smaller flies into one box. [186 (W) x 104 (D) x 40 (H), 250 grams]

Think of the Stealth Box like a single-sided version of the Tactical Box. It is great for low profile nymphs and dries and is slim enough for you to hold several in your pack. This is a great way to compartmentalize flies into different boxes as these boxes are slim, but still hold an impressive 260 flies. [186 (W) x 104 (D) x 17 (H) 114 grams]

The Hopper Box is essentially a deep version of their Stealth Box. The increased depth make it a great box for a summer day trip. It has enough depth to hold dries as small as tricos all of the way to large hoppers and chubbies. It also has plenty of space for some jigged or standard nymphs making it a perfect box for a summer day fishing a dry-dropper setup. The increased depth also makes it a great streamer box. This box, like the Stealth Box offers 260 foam slits, except it offers significantly more clearance for your bushier flies. [186 (W) x 104 (D) x 17 (H) 114 grams]

If you are a minimalist and like to travel lightly, the Pocket Box would be for you. It has enough room for small dries and nymphs for a day out on the water. For its small size, it offers storage for an impressive 122 flies if they are placed side by side. Their slim profile makes them great for compartmentalizing your flies by type, while maintaining a light pack weight. [119 (W) x 84 (D) x 20 (H)]
Hooks

Fulling Mill’s standard jig hook, the Jig Force [FM5045] is a strong jigged hook offered at a great value in sizes 8-18. It features a 50 degree jig eye and is 2x heavy. The hook’s stout construction keeps them still when tying with strong thread and can hold up to large, strong fish. It comes in a pack of 50 hooks for for $13.95 making it a steal if you like to tie jigged nymphs.

The Jig Force Short hook specializes in tying Euro style nymphs. It features a 45 degree horizontal eye, is 2x heavy, has a 2x wide gap, and is forged for extra strength. These forged hooks are extremely durable, and are unique in their look due to their unconventional 45 degree bend and horizontal eye. These also are offered in a 50 pack for $13.95 and come in sizes 10-16.