Question about flies

I'm curious as to where one can purchase quality flies from.  As is, I am a spin fisherman and have no real intent on changing that.  That being said, I do know what works and what I have caught fish on, and generally speaking my best luck is with flies. 
 
Last Saturday I was up twenty mile with some buddies and caught a hell of a lot of fish and lost a good amount of fish too.  These were all on flies, but my problem is with the quality of the flies themselves.  They were all purchased at Gander Mountain and worked, but I had to re-bend the hooks multiple times, and that just sucks.  You know, it makes you think, if I hook and catch a 9lbs fish and THAT bends the hook, what would a 12lb fish do...my guess is that I would loose it....
 
So my question is, is there anywhere I can purchase flies tied on quality hooks, or is that a kind of pipe-dream?

loosen your drag

KJ mentioned  this site for flies.
click on the banner ad above and go to fisherie tackle shop

you'll find plenty to choose from

..L.T.A.

As KJH said tie them yourself, for the most part steelhead flys are simple. You dont need a big investment to do most of these flys. A cheap vise and tieing kit will keep you happy for a while. You will be suprised at how many flies you can tie for a fraction of the price. Once you get into it then it can get expensive.

you can teach yourself to tie glo bugs, sucker spawns, and generic nymphs all in one hour
go on youtube... TONS of videos to teach yourself

buy 1 pack of crystal flash and 1 pack of glo bug yarn and you will have enough material for 5 seasons!
until you get addicted

PM me... I have TONS of links saved for tying instruction, as I never took any classes

I too started as a spin fisherman on the tribs and I still do spin on occasssion. I also was tired on paying  $1 a piece for flies. I went out and bought a cheap vise from a catalog with all of the tools and soon learned how to tie just about all of the patterns you would need for steelheading.(Thanks Egg-Sac for teaching me) Sucker spawn, glow bugs, egg patterns, woolley buugers, crystal buggers, Crystal spawn(meth), egg sucking leaches,Marabou jigs, San Jauan worms etc.... Its easy, and a lot more affordable. I even got to the point where I was selling flies at work to guys and also to the local bait shops in my area. For about $50-60 you can get a cheaper vise and all of the materials you would need to tie several years worth of flies. If you like it and want to upgrade your vise you can do so later. I have a nice vise now and a rolltop desk that I keep everything in and I just like tying. Plus when you tie your own its a little more special when you catch a fish on them. I remeber my first fish a bluegill on one of my own flies and it was pretty cool. You can also buy a lot of the same materials used for these flies at craft stores, a lot cheaper than at a fly shop.
Just my thoughts.  

But you should check out FISHUSA.com  1st !!!!!!!!

ORIGINAL: 350Z&Steelheads

PanfishSlayer
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.  I personally like to see products before I buy them.  And I tie my own, I like the feeling that I caught a fish on something I made with my own two hands.

If you bend a hook on a fish change flies.  In my experiance a bent hook will bend easier the next time if you have bent it back into shape.

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Some places have thier own hand tied flies for sale. Such as, **Edited** in Pittsburgh, their flies are expensive, but they're worth it.

I bought a good numbers of nymphs from Fishusa last year.
I've been very happy with them and put mucho fish on the end of my line

Wally Cat, here's a technique I used when I was fishing with spin reel that may help with "bendy" hooks.
(I used it cause I typically used light line, so I'm sure it will work with "bendy" hooks)

I had my drag set just enough to get a decent hook set, once I hooked a fish, I loosened the drag a bit more and used my fingers on the spool to control drag.
It allowed me to "adjust" drag, if you will, and more effectively control the pressure needed.
I really didn't notice it took me all that much longer to land a fish

It's similar to how I and many palm the drag on a fly reel


..L.T.A.