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ViseVault is the definitive archive and discovery engine for fly patterns — a comprehensive mobile encyclopedia app for iOS. It contains 600+ pattern, color, and style variants across 7 categories — dry flies, nymphs, streamers, emergers, terrestrials, wet flies, and saltwater patterns — each with full tying instructions, material lists, history, and designer attribution.
We think everyone who fly fishes will find ViseVault useful. The Vault helps you learn about fly patterns — what they imitate, how to fish them, and when to use them. Custom fly boxes will make your shopping trips to the local fly shop much easier!
ViseVault is launching on iOS first. An Android version will follow, but it is not part of the initial release. Join the waitlist and we’ll let you know when Android is ready.
Pattern data — materials, instructions, and history — is stored locally on your device, so you can browse and search without an internet connection. Perfect for streamside reference when you're out of cell range. Note that tying videos are linked directly to YouTube and require an internet connection to watch, unless you've downloaded them for offline viewing within the YouTube app.
You can use all of ViseVault without an account — your favorites, fly boxes, tying journal, and bench live on your device. To back them up and sync across devices, sign in with Apple under Preferences → Back up & sync. With a valid sign-in, your data follows you to a new phone; without one, it stays on the device you're using.
ViseVault is free — every pattern, photo, recipe, and tying step, with no time limit. ViseVault Pro ($3.99/month or $24.99/year) adds the personal tying workshop: fly boxes and lists, a tying journal, your materials bench with tie-readiness, and smart shopping lists. Cancel anytime through your Apple ID subscription settings.
Better — the whole pattern library is simply free, forever, no trial clock. You only pay if you want the Pro workshop tools, and monthly Pro is an easy way to try them. Cancel anytime and you keep full access to every pattern.
Subscriptions are managed through Apple. Go to Settings → tap your name → Subscriptions → ViseVault → Cancel Subscription. You'll retain access until the end of your current billing period.
Open ViseVault and look for a "Restore Purchases" option in the app settings. As long as you're signed in with the same account you used to subscribe, your access will be restored at no charge.
It's reverse material lookup — one of the things that makes ViseVault different. Tell the app what's on your bench, and it shows you every pattern you can tie right now with the materials you already have. It's a great way to use up what's in your collection, experiment, and discover patterns you'd never have thought to search for.
We add new patterns with each app update. All new patterns are included at no extra cost for subscribers. If you have a pattern suggestion, we'd love to hear from you — email us at patterns@visevault.com.
Every pattern entry is written by us, with original descriptions, tying steps, and history. We've made every effort to honor original recipes from the original designers, and where possible we credit the tier or designer behind each fly. The goal is an accurate, respectful archive of fly tying knowledge — not a copy of anyone else's work.
We’ve done our best to curate tying videos from each pattern’s original designer. When a designer’s video isn’t available anywhere online, we’ve landed on the next best thing and link to some of the best instructional tyers on the internet. Linking to YouTube keeps the views — and the credit — with the tyers who made them.
Wherever possible, yes. We believe pattern designers deserve recognition, so we document the originator and the history behind each fly when that information is available. If you're a designer and you'd like to discuss attribution or a feature, reach out at patterns@visevault.com.
Because that's not what we're here for. Plenty of great fly shops and retailers already sell materials and flies — and we'd rather send you to them, especially your local shop. ViseVault exists to organize and preserve fly tying knowledge, not to compete with the businesses that keep this community running. Our job is to help you find the right pattern and know exactly what it takes to tie it.
We want ViseVault to be as accurate as possible. If you spot an error in a pattern's materials, steps, history, or attribution, please email us at patterns@visevault.com with the pattern name and the correction. We take pattern accuracy seriously and will address issues promptly.
Send us the pattern name and any details you have (designer, materials, history) at patterns@visevault.com. We review all requests and prioritize additions based on community interest.
We'd love to hear from you. Local fly shops are at the heart of what ViseVault is building. Email us at partners@visevault.com and we'll be in touch.