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.

[kelkay]

that link has an error

[jaybo41]

Thanks kelkay, the link should now be fixed.

[kelkay]

You got it right that time, thank you! That is a very nice fly by the way. It is hard to tell how the fly is supposed to look, up close and personal. If you have photos, please post one, for further inspection.

[Donald Nicolson]

Flyfish Dog,
We call those up-eyed hooks, traditional dry fly hooks.

[Flyfish Dog]

Flyfish Dog,
We call those up-eyed hooks, traditional dry fly hooks.

Yep! That's why I bought them up while I could. Got a lifetime supply that will prolly outlast me.

[lastchance]

Which hook has the upturned eye you guys are referring to?

[Donald Nicolson]

This is the hook, it is very popular with Flymph dressers.

http://www.fishingmegastore.com/kama...ional~292.html

[kelkay]

Ah, that is a beauty of a hook...I have some up eye dries I just got in from Gamakatsu...I don't think Daiichi has any, but I will look...wish someone sold a full line of Kamasan in the USA. (they had the 1330, which I tried to order, but they don't make the larger sizes anymore, sadly)

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Mustad also makes a nice up eye dry fly hook. My favorites for flymphs are sizes 12 and 14. http://www.jsflyfishing.com/cgi-bin/...4842-Hook.html . I also like the TMC 206BL that is a 2X Short up eyelight wire hook. http://www.jsflyfishing.com/cgi-bin/...gers-Hook.html , though the up turn on the eye is not as pronounced.

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