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Why Tyers Choose J. Stockard
J. Stockard exists for fly tyers. Not as a corner of a larger fly shop, but as the whole focus. From hooks and hackle to dubbing, thread, tools, and hard-to-match materials, everything we carry is chosen, organized, and supported with the tyer in mind.
Whether you are tying your first pattern or restocking a bench you have built over decades, we are here to make it easier to find the right materials and get back to the vise with confidence.
Focused, Helpful, and Built to Last
Fly tying rewards patience, precision, and curiosity. We try to bring those same qualities to the way we serve our customers.
We believe good service starts with respect: respect for the beginner learning thread control, for the expert matching a hatch, for the commercial tyer ordering in volume, and for every customer trusting us to get the details right.
Convenience: We make it easier to find the right material, color, size, or tool without unnecessary guesswork.
Trust: We aim for accurate listings, honest information, and dependable service.
Quality: We carry products we believe serve a real purpose at the bench.
Reliability: We follow through, from sourcing to packing to delivery.
Respect: We welcome every tyer’s experience level, style, and approach to the craft.
Contributing Tyers
Some of the best fly tying knowledge comes from people who spend real time at the vise and on the water. That is why we are proud to work with contributing tyers who share techniques, patterns, product insight, stories, and practical advice with the J. Stockard community.
Their work helps make the craft more accessible, more enjoyable, and more rewarding, whether you are learning a new pattern or refining a technique you have tied for years.
Paul Beel
Paul lead our Pro Tyer team. He specializes in modern streamers for smallmouth and largemouth bass and trout. Ties classic Michigan dry flies for trout and flies for bluegill.
Chris Williamson
Chris enjoys tying big foam hoppers and stoneflies but he stays well rounded. His favorite hatches to get prepared for are October caddis, golden stones, and salmonflies.
Jeff Rowley
Jeff is best known for his deer hair and resin work. Residing in the Texas panhandle, he fishes mostly for largemouth bass.
Scott Fisher
Scott is most passionate about Catskill style dry flies and historic flies. He is also a well-rounded tyer, tying wet flies, nymphs, various style dry flies, and more.
Joe Jackson
Joe is best known for his Deerhair bassbugs, and elaborate deerhair art.
Heather Purvin
While she’ll tie just about anything, Heather's favorite flies to tie (and teach) include synthetic dry flies that float for days, soft hackles and wet flies.
Brian Smith
Brian specializes in realistic flies, but enjoys tying just about everything that you can think of.
John & Katie Demuth
John and Katie's favorite flies to tie are Caddis, Stimulator, parachutes, soft-hackle nymphs and quill bodied flies.
Steve Culton
Classic North-Country spiders, wet flies, nymphs and dries for trout; flatwings, sparse bucktails, and soft-hackles for striped bass; smallmouth bass patterns, and steelhead forage.