At Wishes & Fishes Fly Shop, I've always believed that tungsten beads should be treated as a commodity—an essential fly-tying material offered at a price that makes sense. My goal is simple: Provide quality tungsten beads at affordable prices, especially for commercial fly tiers who use thousands of beads every year.

We currently supply several commercial fly tiers and fly shops across the country, and we're always interested in developing new relationships with customers who need a dependable source of tungsten beads.

What Do We Consider BULK?

When I talk about bulk orders, I'm talking about several thousand beads at a time, ordered in lots of 1,000 beads of the same size and color.

For example, if you need 5,000 or 10,000 tungsten beads, we can generally supply them in the sizes and colors you need, with each individual lot consisting of 1,000 identical beads.

I'm not talking about combining a dozen different sizes and colors to make up a bulk order of 1,000, 2,000, or 3,000 beads. For smaller quantities and mixed selections, we already offer convenient 25-count and 100-count packages, available right here on our website or by ordering over the phone.

Our bulk program is designed specifically for commercial tiers, fly shops, and serious fly-tying operations that regularly use thousands of beads.

How Does Bulk Pricing Work?

Here's where things get interesting!

Your price depends on several factors:

• Quantity: How many beads you purchase at one time.
• Frequency: How often you order from us.
• Payment terms: Whether you pay in advance or after the beads arrive.
• Availability: Whether we already have the beads in stock or need to order them specifically for you.

Want the Best Possible Price?

Pay in advance and allow us to order your beads directly for you.

That's generally how you'll receive our lowest pricing. By paying up front and allowing time for your order to arrive, you help us reduce inventory costs, and we're happy to pass those savings along to you.

If you need beads immediately from our existing inventory, the price will typically be a little higher. Maintaining inventory costs money, and we have to account for that.

We also value our regular customers. If I know a commercial tier consistently needs a particular size and color, I'll do my best to anticipate those needs and reserve inventory for that customer.

Reliability matters. When you're tying flies commercially, running out of an essential material can slow down your entire operation. We understand that, and we want to be the supplier you can count on.

Let's Talk Tungsten!

Tungsten prices have been coming down, and we're committed to passing those savings along to our customers whenever possible.

Whether you need a few hundred beads or several thousand, we'd appreciate the opportunity to earn your business.

If you're a commercial fly tier or fly shop looking for a dependable supplier, give me a call. Let's discuss your needs, your ordering schedule, and how we can get you the best possible pricing.

Wishes & Fishes Fly Shop
Bull Shoals, Arkansas

Phone: 870-445-3848 or 870-404-8906
Email: jim@flyfisharkansas.com

Quality beads. Competitive prices. Dependable supply. That's what we're here for!

Thanks

Jim

Tungsten Cone Heads in the larger 6 MM Size are now in and will be up on the web store soon.

“The “Seasonal” Power pool is 661.4.  It will remain there until October 10th, at which time it will be changed to 662.  From January to May 1st, the Seasonal Power Pool will be 659, May 15 to June 15-662, after June 15, 661.4 until the fall.  All of these numbers may change after they study the effects of the Power Pool.

Second, the goal right now is to have 590 Cubic Feet of water released with minimum flow.  Right now the cubic feet is higher because the lake is high.  He stated that more cubic feet will come out with minimum flow simply because of the additional weight of the extra water.  With no power demands, they believe 590 will be the best number to attain.

All of this, when finalized will be release after studying it for a few months.  The numbers might change slightly.”

So as I read this from January till May nothing changes and from May 15th till some time in the fall we will be seeing some type of minimum flow or at least a flow above the no generation water we all got used to.  I really don’t know in inches how much the level will be.  The flows that we have been getting have been greater than 590 cfs or cubic feet per second at 983 to 1100 cfs.  I’ve yet to see anything that has been consistent except the 980 something  which we saw last fall.  When I’m fishing down stream I often refer to the Newlands real time web cam   http://newlands.com/index.php?id=213 which in all honesty is about as accurate as you can get and up to date.  The other chart I use is http://www.swl-wc.usace.army.mil/pages/data/tabular/htm/bulsdam.htm but this one runs a couple of hours late which is useful if you are further down stream than the White Hole as the water takes two and a half hours to get there.  The other form of info that we use as guides is our cell phones usually via text. So if I have a fellow guide fishing up at the dam we can keep each other informed.  Mostly what we want to know is if the water is being shut off so we don’t get caught down stream and can’t get back up.

With minimum flow and not being used to it as yet a wade fisherman can get into a bit of trouble if he crosses the river and the water comes up just a few inches.  If this does happen to you stay on that side of the river and wait for a boat to come by and flag it down.  You will get a drier ride back to the other side this way.  Don’t take any chances by trying to cross because you may not know exactly how much water is actually coming your way.  Wearing the new type life vest that activate either manually or when water hits them might be a bit better than wearing a heavy vest loaded down with a lot of gear that we never use anyway.  Think and keep an eye on the water.

As time goes by we will get used to the new flows.  It does add cooler water to the river which the fish must have in order to live.

This morning I saw both sulphers and caddis and had much luck with the pearl midge as well as purple midges on 5X Maxima FC tippet. two to three feet below our indicator.  Foam flies such as ants and hoppers are also starting to work.

Good Fishing.

Book a White River Fishing Adventure today by calling Jim at 870-404-8906  Fish the best part of the day between 7 and 12  and beat the heat and catch a ton of fish.