When we start fly tying, just understanding the hooks that are out there can be daunting. Here's a straightforward explanation of dry, wet and nymph hooks.
This is an excellent video. Using the right materials (including the hook) aids in success. This kind of knowledge also promotes smart buying. Very useful info.
This explains a lot about all the different hooks! I have been tying for less than 2 years, and I don't do much fly fishing for trout because the only trout in my area are stocked rainbows in ponds. I do fly fish for panfish and largemouth bass, though. I love catching them on foan terrestrials, dry flies, and the occasional minnow patterns. Now I'm armed with knowledge to make my flies behave the way I want!
It's kinda funny when I was a kid I started tying flies for fun. Never got into fly fishing until 20 years later lol. Now I'm looking to get back into tying flies since I figure that will be cheaper than buying flies all the time lol.
Thank you Pete. Your videos are so helpful to us new fly tiers. This one is no exception. There are so many hooks out there I've been confused for years! (Less confused now though, so thanks again.)
The native and speckled trout love to go after flyhooks made out of chicken feathers that's all we had growing up and it will be the only thing I ever use keep my tradition going
Peter. I am running into flack rabbit flys flys trap air and ride way high. I tend to take your word for this. I suggested to a tyer the same, when he had a couple of poofy, with tails, rabbit flys. I have tied/fished (not for a while) the same, but never had a witness high on the bank. I think you even mentioned T14 won’t sink em. Puzzled. I even did the always believable internet search. Thanks, Lew
You can test this yourself. Tie a heavily dressed, unweighted rabbit strip fly and soak it in a sink until throughly wet. Pull it out of the water and give it a few shakes to mimic casting, then drop it in the water and watch it float. If you have access to a pond, swimming pool or a lake, try casting one out 20' or so on the end of a sinktip and watch what happens. The sinktip will sink, but the fly will stay stubbornly near the surface. It may eventually sink, but that very slow sink rate doesn't help us when we're fishing. The sinktip and leader will be in a big "U" and the fly will only start to sink when we strip the line back. Rabbit fur is a great material, but it needs weight to counteract its natural tendency to trap air. A rabbit has to stay warm even in a cold, drenching rain. Their fur's ability to absorb and trap air is essential for its insulating capabilities. When we cast a rabbit strip fly, it's shedding water and absorbing air. That trapped air will keep our flies at the surface unless we weight them.
Thank you so much I have 2 places I get my hooks from and every time I ask about hooks at both places they kind of look down their noses at me in snub my question off thank you so much it really breaks it down and I agree with the other fellow it's a must see for every beginner Tai flyer thank you very much I appreciate your time
I remember as a young boy watching my uncle tie flyhooks he used chicken feathers he only had one rooster that he got the features from and man let me tell you the fish hit them every time the flyhook hit the water I still use that method always works
THANK YOU. GREAT EXPLANATION OF HOOKS WHICH ARE VERY CONFUSING. CAN YOU DO A VIDEO OF TOUCH DUBBING WHICH I READ ABOUT BUT I'M UNSURE OF THE MEANING. MAYSON NEEL
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