salmon egg hooks.....

[spoof85]

hey guys,

anyone use salmon egg hooks for nymphs? here is this guy, i like the way the body "curves"
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hook: 10 salmon egg

body: UTC 210 ultra thread FL FIRE ORANGE

abdomen: peacock hearl

head: 1/8" Cyclops Bead


I tried to fish it right after a pretty good storm, water was murky as can be... didn't get any hits, but i think it has potential...

anyway...

does anyone have any patterns for salmon egg hooks?

thanks,
spoof

[Daniel J]

Nice pattern.
I have used those small black octopus hooks for similar twisty results (they were on sale)

[Uncle Jesse]

I like the curved body look and think the fish will find that looking like a swimming nymph. The downturned eye seems to be counter to the bead and change the pivot point of the fly slightly, probably doesn't make a difference but I think a better choice would be a scud hook with the bead and use the eye hook for a emerger pattern. That said I don't know what I'm doing most of the time when I'm tying anyway. Put it in the water and leave it there long enough, it will probably catch fish.

[whatfly]

Sure, especially the red ones for midge patterns. Barbs tend to be a bit too large for my liking and the size is limited, but otherwise they work fine.