Abstract: Fishing fly manufacturing devices and materials are provided according to the various embodiments of the present invention. In an embodiment, the fishing fly manufacturing material of the present invention includes a sheet of foil substantially uniformly adhered to a corresponding sheet of base material such as foam. Once the foil sheet is secured to the base material, the foil sheet is peeled back to disclose the foil sheet's coating transferred onto the base material. The base material is preferably flexible and resiliently compressible. Portions of the sheet of fishing fly manufacturing material may be cut to form particular shapes such as body and tail portions of fishing flies. Other embodiments are also claimed and described.