Kamasan Fly Hooks

[jaybo41]

I've seen him tie a dry and an emerger on the B160. He says the short shank allows a short body without giving up the gape. As in the #16 has the gape of a #14.

I tied this pattern last season and smashed them. Fished the same nymph all day until it literally unraveled on the leader after countless fish.

http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/fly...m?parentID=157

Charlie Craven recommends the TMC 921 which I believe has the short body and wide gape that you're looking for. Nice hook but none of my local shops carry them. I ordered them from Charlie. Love his tutorials. Davie is quite the accomplished tier, hard not to admire the guy. His ties are brilliant and his tutorials have inspired me countless times.