Tying With Kreinik

The Kreinik Fly Tying Materials Color Card is a must at your tying bench for creating realistic, vibrant lures. Actual thread swatches show the true colors of Kreinik fly fishing fibers. Makes planning patterns and ordering materials easier.

Kreinik Micro Ice Chenille is the perfect metallic chenille for bodies on any size lure. Wrap once, twice, or as many times as desired. Combine it with Kreinik Braids, Ribbons and Flash for the most effective fly fishing lures you'll ever use. Experiment and have fun with this fiber.

Watch fly tyer Val Roberts using Kreinik Micro Ice Chenille (the pink) and Kreinik Flash (the red) to make a body on this scud-like fly. In addition to the metallic shimmer and fuzzy texture, the pink chenille has some UV properties.

Here Val uses Micro Ice Chenille to replicate a catepillar:

The white material you see in this lure is a supporting thread, which comes in some Kreinik metallic Flash. It's thinner than hair but adds just a touch of body. Also helps to reduce static. Many Kreinik Flash colors come in supported or unsupported versions to give you more options.