Does anyone know of a source for English made fly tying hooks?
Does anyone know of a source for English made fly tying hooks?
Warren
Fly fishing and fly tying are two things that I do, and when I am doing them, they are the only 2 things I think about. They clear my mind.
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Thanks everyone - that information gives me a place to start. I do appreciate it.....
Warren
Fly fishing and fly tying are two things that I do, and when I am doing them, they are the only 2 things I think about. They clear my mind.
Warren,
Are you looking specifically for hooks manufactured in England or English style hooks which may be manufactured elsewhere?
English make hooks if they exist.....
Warren
Fly fishing and fly tying are two things that I do, and when I am doing them, they are the only 2 things I think about. They clear my mind.
You mean, Partridge, Edgar Seeley, Bergman, Redditch or Allcocks?
An article I am reading states that the same size hook of English make will be made from a finer wire than our hooks and I was curious and thought maybe I would do a comparison. I am not looking for a particular brand because, in the article, no brand was named. It just stated that "our" hooks are made from softer wire which requires a larger diameter to maintain strength and English make hooks are as strong but finer wire.
Warren
Fly fishing and fly tying are two things that I do, and when I am doing them, they are the only 2 things I think about. They clear my mind.
I don't really understand you saying our hooks. We here in the US make no hooks. I will tell you this I do have a handsome collection of vintage English hooks and they are of finer diameter then the hooks used today, dry fly that is. They are also sized differently.
Most old timers, forty years used Mustads, made in Sweden. The only hooks made here in the States as far as I know are Eagle Claw and they are heavier.