Abstract: A portable and compact knot tying jig which comprises a panel having a generally black or dark face which may have knot diagrams printed thereon. The panel has an offset extending horizontally along its approximate center and the legs of a U-shape bail extend upwardly through the offset. The end of one leg is provided with an alligator clip-type clamp adapted to hold a fishhook or the like while the end of the other leg is provided with a transverse slit adapted to receive and hold the free end of the line.