Fishbug: Fly Tying & Fishing

Fishbug

About this app

Fishbug is where fly tyers share patterns and keep their tying materials organized.

Browse fly tying recipes with step-by-step instructions — patterns list their materials, with photos or video of the tie. Find a fly, add it's materials to your shopping list in one tap, and take it to the fly shop.

TIE AND SHARE
• Post your fly patterns with photos or tying video
• Step-by-step instructions with materials lists
• Follow other tyers, save flies for the vise, and riff on patterns with "takes"

TRACK YOUR MATERIALS
• Search a database of 45,000+ real materials — hooks, thread, dubbing, feathers, and more from the brands you actually tie with
• Keep an inventory of what's on your bench
• A shopping list that follows you, so you never buy the same pack twice

LOG THE WATER
• Share catches and hatches, and link them to the fly patterns that did the work
• Location stays private unless you choose to share it

Whether you tie dry flies, nymphs, streamers, or saltwater patterns, Fishbug keeps your fly fishing and fly tying in one place. Free to join.

What’s new

Fishbug now covers your whole day on the water.

• Log Catches and Hatches alongside your fly patterns
• Add a geotagged photo and the water, weather, moon phase, and USGS river flow fill in automatically
• Name the river or lake from a built-in catalog
• Link the fly you caught on and the hatch you fished
• Your exact spot stays private and is never attached to uploaded photos

Plus refreshed in-app help and a tour of what's new.