A mat for holding flies or baits includes a holding mat body formed by foamed material and one or more shaped slot(s) separately disposed on the body. The shaped slots pass through the body along the thickness direction and one end of each shaped slot is connected with a cutting slit passing through the body along the thickness direction. The cutting slit is used to hold the hook portion or the vanes of flies or baits. The holding mat can be used to hold various flies and baits quickly and laborsavingly.
