Choosing a nymph hook with a nice wide gape will help end those missed hook-ups. I tend to pick shrimp or egg hooks for the nymphs that I tie. Tiemco’s 2487, 2488 and 2499 hooks are some of the most appealing I’ve worked with. Their arcs are perfect. When my flies are tied on those hooks they look more life-like. That hook twists and turns in the water and that gorgeous arc makes that fake bug look like it is actually wriggling.
Tiemco 2499
Tiemco 2488
Tiemco 2487
Partridge 15BN Klinkhamer
Another hook I like is Partridge’s 15BN Klinkhamer. Beautiful hook. This is nice for an unbeaded or very slim profile nymph because the wire is thinner. Before tying on this hook open the gape just a touch for better setting-be sure you do this first instead of investing all the effort of tying just to break the hook.
Fish On!
–Shannon Long
Hook Flyfishing
