Materials

Hooks

Anatomy of a hookTypes of hooksHook sizesRinged Brazed Looped Tapered NeedleSprout hook Aberdeen Circle hook Keel hook O'Shaughnessy Octopus Nymph

Shanks

Making or Buying ShanksFlies are in general tied onto the shanks of hooks with very few exceptions. Articulated flies consists of at least two hooks tied in series allowing them to articulate. Lengthy fly materials like hair and features have a...
  • DIY dubbing
  • flash
    • tinsels
    • crystal flash
  • Ice dub
  • feathers
  • tubing
  • beads, weighted eyes and cones