Fishbug

Fishbug

About this app

Fishbug is the community for fly tyers — a place to share your patterns, discover new ties, and keep your whole tying bench organized in one app.

DISCOVER PATTERNS
Browse a growing feed of fly patterns from tyers everywhere. Open any fly to see full photos, step-by-step tying instructions, the exact materials used, and a tying video. Tap a #tag or fly type to find more like it.

SHARE YOUR TIES
Post your own patterns in minutes. Add photos or a tying video, write up your steps, list your materials, and publish — keep a pattern private or share it with the community.

YOUR TYING BENCH
Track what you have and what you still need. Add materials to your Inventory or Shopping list, browse a catalog of 40,000+ tying materials, and search by name, brand, type, color, size, and more. Fishbug even shows which patterns you can already tie with what's on your bench.

MAKE IT YOUR OWN
Found a pattern you'd tie differently? Use Takes to start your own version, pre-filled with the original's materials and steps — credited back to the tyer who inspired it.

A COMMUNITY OF TYERS
Follow your favorite tyers, like and save patterns for later, and join the conversation in the comments. Get notified when someone follows you, likes your fly, comments, or ties a variation of your pattern.

Whether you tie dries, nymphs, streamers, or something all your own, Fishbug helps you share your craft — and tie more.

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.