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Fly
Tying - Hooks
Orvis
fly tying hooks are available in a wide variety of sizes and styles
to suite every fly tier's needs. Included are specialty hooks only
available from Orvis such as the "Big Eye" fly hooks,
the "Bead-Head Hooks", and the super sharp "X Hooks".
Use the Orvis Fly Tying Hooks chart
below to help find the hook perfectly suited to your tying needs.
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Orvis Fly Tying Hooks |
| Use |
# |
Hook Type |
Hook Bend |
Hook Eye |
Hook Size |
Hook Description |
Dry Fly
Hooks |
1523 |
1XFine |
Perfect |
Down-Eye |
8-22 |
Extra-fine wire with a classy, perfect bend for classic dry flies that
look better and float better. |
| 1877 |
1XFine
Barbless |
Perfect |
Down-Eye |
8-24 |
Release fish quickly, without damage to their mouths. A
must on catch-and-release water, sensible anywhere. Semi-dropped point,
bronze. |
| 1638 |
2XLong
1XFine |
Perfect |
Down-Eye |
6-16 |
For hoppers, crickets, and long-bodied mayflies. Smaller
gape to shank length is less harmful to small fish. |
| 4641 |
1XWide
1XFine
Big Eye |
Perfect |
Straight-Eye
Big Eye |
12-26 |
Size 22 Big Eye hooks have the same size eye as a conventional
size 16 hook! All of this comes with only a minuscule 4.5% increase in
weight. |
| 4864 |
1XWide
1XFine
Big Eye |
Perfect |
Down-Eye
Big Eye |
12-26 |
Size 22 Big Eye hooks have the same size eye as a conventional
size 16 hook! All of this comes with only a minuscule 4.5% increase in
weight. |
Wet
Fly & Nymph
Hooks |
1524 |
1XHeavy
2XLong |
Perfect |
Down-Eye |
4-18 |
A model-perfect bend and a 2X long shank make this the standard hook
for traditional mayfly nymphs. |
| 1639 |
1XShort
1XFine |
Special Curved Bend |
Down-Eye (sizes
10-16)
Up-Eye (sizes
18-22) |
10-22 |
A short shank and a special curved bend make this hook perfect for shrimp
imitations, caddis pupae, and caddis larvae. 1X fine. |
| 1510 |
3XLong
Curved Shank |
Sproat |
Straight-Eye |
6-22 |
An unusual 3X long nymph hook that features a curved shape for stonefly
nymphs, a straight eye, and a unique bend for positive hooking. |
| 1512 |
3XLong
1XFine
Upturned Shank |
Sproat |
Straight-Eye |
6-16 |
Gives you a lifelike shape when tying nymphs. A few turns of lead in
the thorax area will make your fly swim and dive as you twitch the rod
tip. |
| 1641 |
1XShort
2XHeavy |
Sproat |
Down-Eye |
6-16 |
Nymphs and wet flies sink well without the addition of lead wire. A great
hook where very large trout are encountered or where small flies are used
for salmon and steelhead. |
| 122J |
2XLong
½XWide |
Perfect |
Straight-Eye
Enlarged Eye |
6-16 |
Chemically sharpened 2X long microbarb point, slightly large gape, model
perfect bend, slightly curved shank and enlarged eye make this the ideal
hook for use with brass and tungsten beads. Designed by us, these are the
only hooks on the market made exclusively for tying bead-head nymphs easily
and correctly. |
Muddler/
Stonefly
Hook |
1526 |
3XLong
1XHeavy |
Perfect |
Down-Eye |
6-18 |
Model perfect bend and a 3X long shank for muddlers, sculpins, zonkers,
and stonefly nymphs. |
| Streamer
Hooks |
8808 |
4XLong
1XHeavy |
Round |
Down-Eye |
2-14 |
Our favorite Woolly Bugger hook. Good for short streamer patterns and
long nymph patterns like stonefly nymphs. Down-eye and classic round bend. |
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