HOOKS & SHANKS

Darrel Martin describes the paradigm or ultimate design for a dry fly hook in his book. Daiichi has translated MartinÌ_Ì_åÈs theory into the ultima...

Designed by Has Van Klinken for his famous Klinkhamer pattern. Also a great all around emerger and caddis hook. The hooks are made of the finest hi...

The 1260 hook was designed in 1995 by the Orvis Company and Angler Sport Group for use specifically with metal beads to make "bead head" nymphs. Th...

In the mid-1980s, Daiichi introduced this swimming nymph hook to form the foundation for swimming mayfly nymph artificials, and for flies imitating...

This is another fishing hook that was developed for fishing with bait but is now also being used for artificial bait. Known as an egg hook, this st...

In the early days of fly tying and fly-fishing, wet flies were king. Dry flies and nymphs today are more popular, but wet flies, which are fished s...

Standard wire jig hook with a 90-degree leg and a flat eye. These hooks are used when you want to suspend your fly on a horizontal plane. The 90-de...

Also known as the heavy iron salmon hook, this style is the traditional salmon hook preferred by most tyers and salmon fishers. The proportions and...