Bubblegum Bomb Egg
Bright, simple, and made to get noticed 🩷
From the vise to the water
Hand-Tied flies. Built to be fished.
I’m Ben Zell, the fly tyer behind Ben’s Fly Box. Every fly is hand-tied by me in Georgia and built with one goal: to catch fish. These are patterns I trust on the water myself. Pick your flies, build your box, and get on the water.
36Patterns
102Flies shipped
5.0★Average rating
2,139Followers
Every one earns its release.Catch. Appreciate. Release.
Why order from a college kid with a vise
Small shop. Real hands. Honest flies.
HAND-TIEDNo bulk bins
Every fly is tied by me, one hook at a time, and checked before it goes in the envelope.
MATERIALSPremium hooks & tungsten
Barbless options on the nymphs, tungsten beads that actually sink, and thread that holds up.
CUSTOMYour colors
Most wire, thread and bead colors can be switched. Message me before you order so we can sort it out.
SHIPPINGFree shipping on $50+
$4.50 flat on smaller orders. Ships from Suwanee, Georgia, and returns or exchanges are accepted within 30 days.
The Flies — $1.99 to $2.79 each · 36 patterns
Pick your patterns.
Every pattern, size and color combination from the shop. Sorted by where each fly rides in the water column, because that’s how you actually pick one.
No pattern by that name yet — but Ben takes custom orders. Ask for it here.
Fly-Tying
Hooks, beads & more.
Who ties them
Hi — I’m Ben.
Every fly in the shop comes off my own vise — no bulk bins, no overseas trays. Premium hooks, tungsten beads, and patterns I’ve fished and refined myself before they ever go up for sale.
“I’m a college student and lacrosse player who spends most of my free time either on the water or behind the vise. Ben’s Fly Box started with me tying flies for my own boxes and eventually grew into tying them for other anglers too.” @bensflybox
Everything in the shop is a pattern I fish myself, from stocked rivers in Georgia to wild brookies in Montana. If I wouldn’t tie it on, it doesn’t go in the envelope.
At the vise
Three off the jaws this month.
Straight from the bench, in Ben’s own words — each one posted to @bensflybox.
Glo-Bug Egg
A simple and proven trout catcher 🥚
Perdigon
Slim, sleek, and built to sink like a rock 🎯
Custom orders
Want it in your colors?
Thread, wire and bead color can all be swapped — and if there’s a pattern you don’t see listed, ask. Tell me the water you’re fishing and roughly what you’re after, and I’ll tell you what I can tie and what it’ll run.
Popular bead colors:
From the water
Where these flies have been.
Wild brookies in Montana, mountain streams in North Georgia, and a lot of late nights at the bench in between.
5.0 on Etsy · 31 flies shipped
What buyers said.
★★★★★
“Proud to be Ben’s first customer! Super responsive and great communication. High quality and great care taken in crafting each fly.”
Steve · July 18, 2026
★★★★★
“Got my order quickly and Ben was extremely easy to communicate with! Definitely recommend this business.”
Bryson · July 22, 2026
★★★★★
“Quick delivery and great quality — will definitely be ordering again.”
Sam · August 11, 2026
Fished them yourself?
Ben reads every one. Reviews go up after he has had a look, so yours won’t appear the second you send it.