hooks?

[horses50]

Iwas looking through some fly pattern books,now if a pattern calls for a nymph hook do they mean lets say a kamasan b175 [wet fly hook]thank you

[steve collyer]

Depends on the pattern of nymph.
What one is it?

[emerger1981]

no mate, nymph hooks are generally longer in the shank to other hooks but you can probably get away with using any straight hook for the pattern..
like steve said, what is the nymph your on about?

[shortea]

I tend to think of a nymph hook as being 2x length but im not so sure what people mean these days


all the best Nick

[horses50]

Thanks for the replies,the patterns are from Malcolm Greenhalgh and Jason Smalleys book "A guide to flies from around the world" Micks pre emerger 10 -16, Olive nymph 12 -14,compara nymph 12 - 18,Peacock herl nymph 8 -14, Oppossum pale watery nymph 14 - 18 and March brown nymph 10 -12 the pattern for all these calls for a nymph hook?

[steve collyer]

How about a Kamasan B400 emerger/surface film

Pretty much a standard medium shank hook and very similar to the B175 but slightly finer.

[bbj]

Try Mustad R60 hooks - slightly longer shank than a b175

[flytyingguy]

Kamasan B170

[emerger1981]

a true nymph hook, Hayabusa 376.

[steve collyer]

How's about the Kamasan B420 Sedge?
I love the shape of it & it works with a wide variety of nymph, buzzer, shrimp & grub patterns.