Where to get fly tying material?

azevedo16 · 03-09-2012, 10:24 AM

Want to attempt to tie some saltwater flies was wondering where to get supplies

daniel9829 · 03-09-2012, 10:43 AM

feathercraft.com
reasonable prices

Cap'n Fisherman · 03-09-2012, 11:57 AM

http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/

is also a good source.

a · 03-10-2012, 09:00 AM

Locally,Bass pro has the best selection.. ive used FeatherCraft.(online)..since b4 computers....great guys! they have everything, and then some.

Bill Me · 03-10-2012, 09:43 AM

I have a bunch of stuff. I'll give to you if you tie me some flies as well.

Redneckracoon · 03-10-2012, 04:09 PM

orvis.com

i buy everything from there. they have a store in sandestin near tommy bahamas

captken · 03-11-2012, 08:06 AM

Wal-Mart, Hobby Lobby etc. Look at the yarn. Lots of the stuff is darn near identical to what you'd buy in a fly shop for about 100X the price.

My chicken yard has produced lots of fine feathers when we kill roosters.

Bucktail and squirrel tails are great too.

You really do not absolutely have anything but good sizzors. Many fly tiers use only thier hands instead of a vise. I tie lots of my flies without vise. A good thread bobbin is a very handy tool but i tied without one for years.

It seems kinda stupid to me to buy a $500 vise to tie maybe 20 flies per year. There are plenty of good vises around for less than $50 and decent ones for $10 on E-bay.

tmber8 · 03-12-2012, 04:21 PM

You can find almost everything between feather craft and www.saltwaterflies.com. The owner of saltwaterflies.com, Chris, comes down to Pensacola annually to enjoy the fly fishing opportunities here. He's a great guy that will help you pick out the right colors for our "water" here.

03-09-2012, 10:24 AM	#1
azevedo16 Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Milton Posts: 517	Where to get fly tying material? Want to attempt to tie some saltwater flies was wondering where to get supplies __________________ Forget the tide just fish!

03-11-2012, 08:06 AM	#7
captken Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Crystal River, FL Posts: 2,213	Craft stores Wal-Mart, Hobby Lobby etc. Look at the yarn. Lots of the stuff is darn near identical to what you'd buy in a fly shop for about 100X the price. My chicken yard has produced lots of fine feathers when we kill roosters. Bucktail and squirrel tails are great too. You really do not absolutely have anything but good sizzors. Many fly tiers use only thier hands instead of a vise. I tie lots of my flies without vise. A good thread bobbin is a very handy tool but i tied without one for years. It seems kinda stupid to me to buy a $500 vise to tie maybe 20 flies per year. There are plenty of good vises around for less than $50 and decent ones for $10 on E-bay. __________________ Captken http://www.panhandlefishingbooks.com/

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03-09-2012, 10:43 AM	#2
daniel9829 Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 253	feathercraft.com reasonable prices

03-09-2012, 11:57 AM	#3
Cap'n Fisherman Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: P'cola Posts: 50	http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/ is also a good source.

03-10-2012, 09:00 AM	#4
a Captain Lance Davis Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bayou Texar Posts: 997	Locally,Bass pro has the best selection.. ive used FeatherCraft.(online)..since b4 computers....great guys! they have everything, and then some.

03-10-2012, 09:43 AM	#5
Bill Me Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,073	I have a bunch of stuff. I'll give to you if you tie me some flies as well.

03-10-2012, 04:09 PM	#6
Redneckracoon Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Gulf Breeze,FL Posts: 109	orvis.com i buy everything from there. they have a store in sandestin near tommy bahamas

03-12-2012, 04:21 PM	#8
tmber8 Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pensacola-East side Posts: 113	You can find almost everything between feather craft and www.saltwaterflies.com. The owner of saltwaterflies.com, Chris, comes down to Pensacola annually to enjoy the fly fishing opportunities here. He's a great guy that will help you pick out the right colors for our "water" here.

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