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laquerhead

Information or help greatly appreciated

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For the last week or a bit longer I've been looking for materials and hooks to tie some more flies. Well this weekend I finally got a chance to go out to the store closest to me which is about 45 minutes away with almost no traffic to buy some hooks and materials only to find out it went out of business. I looked all around for other places that would possibly sell anything close to what I was looking for but Walmart doesn't have anything for fly tying and the other local shops in that city all cater to bass and catfishing with baits and lures. My question to you all is where could I go to find some reasonably priced materials and hooks. I live in CA near Fresno. Any and all help is greatly appreciated as I'm really enjoying making flies and would hate to not be able to make anymore because I ran out of hooks and don't have many materials.

Posted Aug 15, 2017, 2:43 PM UTC

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dahuii22I Swear There's Fish in Here Somewhere..•

To start, make sure you join us over at r/flytying for questions and good discussion aimed at this part of the game!

Here's a recent post regarding hooks.

As for materials, as already stated, JStockard is great but I also frequent Competitive Angler and Tactical Fly Fisher. Great group of guys with fast shipping and always ready to help.

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laquerheadOP•

It was my intention to post in r/flytying but I apparently posted in the wrong group. I will check out Competitive Angler and Tactical Fly Fisher, thank you very much for the help.

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collk22•

I've been happy with materials that I've ordered from http://www.jsflyfishing.com/

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laquerheadOP•

Thank you, I will look at what they offer and see what I find.

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steppen79•

I would recommend buying on Ebay. There are a number of shops on there that have "storefronts" and are more competitively priced than other places.

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laquerheadOP•

Do you have any shops that you recommend on eBay?

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sienalock•

Keep an eye on craigslist, letgo, and ebay for people unloading all their old tying stuff in bulk. You can usually get a good amount of materials for wayyy less than retail. Otherwise, you're best bet is to order online. J. Stockard is my go to for quality materials, Fly Shack for bulk materials and hooks (100 hooks for $6.99). You can find some quality stuff on Amazon, with Prime shipping as well.

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laquerheadOP•

Nothing as far as fly fishing on Craigslist or letgo in my area, I have been looking there. I have found some things on eBay that I am keeping an eye on currently. I checked out fly shack and I liked their prices on hooks, thank you for posting and I will look on J Stockyards as well, Amazon has so much I love them.

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