Abstract: A display stand (10) for storing and displaying a plurality of artificial tied flies in a practical and humorous manner wherein the display stand (10) includes: a spherical shaped display member (30) fabricated from Styrofoam (35) and having an exterior surface provided with simulated stitched seams (36) to resemble a baseball; and, a stand member (20) having a shallow curved recess (21) dimensioned to receive the lower portion of the display member (30) and a front face (22) having the legend “Fly Ball” which qualifies as a double entendre.