Fly Fishing Show 2026

The york bend was developed by Daiichi to simulate a more natural looking curved hook. Many tiers feel that these curved hooks impart amore life li...

Curved shank, wide gape, slightly heavy wire, straight-eye. Uses: Klinkhamers, Emergers, Caseless Caddis Nymphs and Gammarus Patterns

Continuous bend, down-eye, 2X-heavy wire, 1X-short shank, forged, reversed. Uses: Scud, Shrimp, Grubs, Pupae, San Juan Worms, Nymph

In 1990 Jim Lepage and the Orvis Co. designed and patented the original “Big Eye” hook. The original big eye was a straight eyed dry fly hook with ...

4X-long hooks are great for minnow imitations. The shank of the hook is the right length to create properly proportioned fish profiles. Some fisher...

Curved shank, wide gape, slightly heavy wire, straight-eye. Uses: Klinkhamers, Emergers, Caseless Caddis Nymphs and Gammarus Patterns

1X-long hooks are about “one eye length” longer than standard shank length. They are used for slightly longer wet flies, which give them a “truer t...

Round bend, down-eye, 2x-heavy wire, 2x-long, curved shank, forged. Uses: Flies for steelhead, salmon and large trout

This hook design is similar to hooks used in England and Europe as bait hooks for carp. In fly-fishing, it works great for nymphs, larvae, scuds, s...

Heavy wire, 3X-long hooks are the hooks of choice for America’s most popular fly pattern – the wooly bugger. They are also very useful for bead hea...

This forged Daiichi jig hook has a Limerick bend, heavy wire with a bronze finish, a 60 degree angle, long shank and a flat eye. Use for jigs and f...