fly tying scissors
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 96% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Great1.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great$22.50avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Great218avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Great$7.95–$104.57cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Good42%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Conversion
Good4.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-17.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad$47K$47K/yr · 45K searches
Brand share
Bad96%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, fly tying scissors is a $47K/yr Amazon United States market (45K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Data updated Jul 8, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
fly tying scissors market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–3K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $45K–$56K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 4.7%
- Avg BSR
- #367
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 97%
- Sponsored
- 41%
- Out of stock
- 3.7%
- Avg brand age
- 64 months
- Avg seller age
- 164 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
8 falling
Sellers
48
Top-5 brand share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
42%
Top 20: 81%
Open market
2%
- Dr. Slick76%
- Kingfisher Fly Fishing11%
- Shark Shooter4%
- Kershaw3%
- GLEXAL3%
- Loon2%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 2%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -17.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Top fly tying scissors search terms
- fly tying scissors22K/yr
- dr slick10K/yr
- dr slick scissors5K/yr
- dr slick fly tying tools5K/yr
- dr. slick2K/yr
Top fly tying scissors products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Whip Finishers by Dr. Slick
Dr. Slick$8.704.5★185 rev
Dr. Slick 4 MicroTip All Purpose Scissors
Dr. Slick$18.604.6★270 rev
Dr. Slick 4 Razor Scissors
Dr. Slick$33.844.8★283 rev
Dr Slick Fly Tying Tools Gift Set with Fly Box Combo.
Dr. Slick$89.474.6★232 rev
All-Purpose Titanium Scissors by Dr. Slick
Dr. Slick$19.754.6★205 rev
Newest
by launch date
Shark Shooter Fly Tying Scissor All Purpose 4inch Straight Scissor (Gold)
Shark Shooter$7.9520 rev
Kingfisher Fly Tying Arrow Scissor 3.5 Inch Straight
Kingfisher Fly Fishing$9.9963 rev
Kingfisher Fly tying Razor Scissor
Kingfisher Fly Fishing$16.97104 rev
Kingfisher Fly Tying Arrow Scissor 3.5 Inch Straight
Kingfisher Fly Fishing$9.9463 rev
Kingfisher Fly Tying All Purpose Scissors 4 Inch Curved
Kingfisher Fly Fishing$9.8020 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumKingfisher Fly Tying Arrow Scissor 3.5 Inch Straight
Kingfisher Fly Fishing$9.944.6★
Dr. Slick Whip Finisher (6 - Brass Finish (WF6))
Dr. Slick$9.614.5★
Whip Finishers by Dr. Slick
Dr. Slick$8.704.5★
Dr. Slick Spring Creek Clamp 5 Gold Loops Straight
Dr. Slick$14.924.5★
Dr. Slick Cyclone Nipper
Dr. Slick$21.654.3★
What buyers say about fly tying scissors
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good quality”
“The sharpness is perfect”
“Works great fits my hand better”
“very durable”
“easy to use”
“still cheaper even with high shipping costs”
“Very aesthetically pleasing”
“Just as advertised”
“I like that the finger holes feel comfortable”
“very smooth so easy to clean once you're done”
What buyers complain about
“These scissors arent that great for really small cuts on the very tip of the scissor”
“Not a quality product”
“a little awkward to use”
“is way too costly for such limited utility”
“The blades are short”
“Flimsy and mediocre,”
“poor design”
“Blades don't touch, won't cut”
“Blades don't touch, won't cut”
“never performed well right from the start”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is fly tying scissors profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $47K/yr across 37 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -17.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
- How competitive is the fly tying scissors niche?
- 8 brands and 48 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 42% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in fly tying scissors?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Sharpness, Quality-Overall, Ease Of Use. The return rate is 1.1%.
- When does demand for fly tying scissors peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Dec; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the fly tying scissors niche?
- Listings span $7.95–$104.57; the average listing price is $22.50 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 218 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.