Posts by Fly Fishing the Sierra

Hook Terminology Gape: Gape (or Gap) is the distance between the hook shank and the point. The standard gape is slightly less than half the standard hook shank length. Hook sizes are based upon gape. Wire Gauge: There is a standardized wire guage. From this standard, hook wire can be heavier (XH) or lighter (XF)…

Daiichi is an overseas hook manufacturer that is exclusively represented by Angler Sport Group based in New York. The hooks are imported by Angler Sport and marketed through a wide range of dealers. Daiichi carries a fine line of flyfishing hooks. They are made of high carbon steel that is hardened and tempered. A 12…

Mustad is a Norwegian company that started making fish hooks in 1870. Mustad has two series of hooks designed for flyfishers, the Signature Series and the Classic Series. The Signature Series was recently developed from input from a number of leading fly tiers. It is a chemically sharpened point with micro-barbs to produce a very…

The company HANÁK Competition was founded in 1997 as one of the largest specialized angling shops in the Czech Republic and it is still owned and run successfully by Hanák’s Brothers. A forerunner in the design of competition hooks, Hanak continues to emphasize efficiency from fish strike to the successful landing. These hooks are carbon…

Designed from scratch in Bozeman, MT. These are not just any hooks, they are sticks. Designed to go with your stones. Firehole Sticks are all barbless, and sport a very nice, stealthy black nickel finish. They come in packs of 36. Firehole Outdoors, based in Bozeman, MT, designs, and specs their ‘sticks’ with a slightly heavier…

    Partridge of Redditch started in the early 1900’s making hooks for a Captain Hamilton, who immigrated to New Zealand, and was stocking the local streams with trout. The trout became so large that the Captain required a new style of hooks with a large gape and Partridge began their Captain Hamilton series in…

Tiemco is a Japanese company that started in the early 1980’s and has built a reputation of consistent, high-quality hooks. They were one of the first manufacturers to chemically sharpen the points and now is standard throughout the industry. They carry a very broad line of fly fishing hooks with about 46 models to choose…