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03-25-2015, 10:32 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Slave Lake AB
Posts: 689
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Where do you get flys?
I got bit by a bug, the curiosity bug! where do the other readers on this forum get their flies?
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03-25-2015, 10:40 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 68
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Fly shops, my dad just got into tying so I am sure a few will come from him, just bought a few from a importer that I am eager to try. Decent flies they seem like and for a good price $10 for a dozen. Wholesale sports had some earlier this year for $.50/fly. I bought a bunch of chronomids as most of the other flies seemed a bit on the cheap side. Would like to try the icky flies like you mentioned in your other post.
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03-25-2015, 11:11 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Claresholm, Ab
Posts: 4,021
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online for generic stuff that I can't be bothered to tie; Icky, Realflies, Streamflies. Specialty flies I tie myself...such as it is. I'm a pretty pee poor tier but they catch fish
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03-26-2015, 12:00 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Calgary
Posts: 1,924
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For pike and saltwater and I tie the generics. odd time I buy at a fly shop for some of the salt ones that are more specialty flies.
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03-26-2015, 12:04 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 29
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What area are you in?
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03-26-2015, 12:22 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Kananaskis
Posts: 2,612
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from my vise, haven't bought a fly in 5+ years.
I've heard good things about Icky though, and if I were to buy some I'd probably go that route
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03-26-2015, 07:26 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Calgary
Posts: 2,749
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Not much I can't tie, and I usually try to match bugs I bring home.
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03-26-2015, 09:17 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Calgary
Posts: 7,553
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I usually buy mine at The Fish'n Hole, but that is mostly because their location is close to home for me.
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03-26-2015, 06:06 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Calgary
Posts: 744
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I buy some generic dry flies wulffs and humpies sometimes stimulators in smaller sizes. Same the fishing hole but majority of my flies I tie
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