Karel;96987 Wrote:
I have begun over the last year or so to tie almost all my nymphs and
some wet flies on curved hooks (i.e. caddis hooks). To me, a nymph
adrift is seldom straight but is wiggling, trying to swim etc. and has
therefore a curved appearance (unless it's dead). Does anybody else tie
nymphs on curved hooks and/or what is your take on this?

I think curved hooks are a gimmick and dont make much of a difference
when it comes to traditional patterns or Mayfly type insects. I am not
sure if the benefit of caddis/scud hooks are all that better. A scud
only curls up when it is in ones hand or when they are dead I belive.

I think flies are traditionally tied a little off to compensate for the
fishes skewed perspective. Joe Humphreys wrote about originally trying
to tie nymphs with the truer shape and found them to be less productive
then the rounded body traditionally nymph. I think tying the nymphs more
abstract is often better.

Also as a reminder Karel not all nymphs are big swimmers as well. I
belive there are other classes then just swimmers.

Now if you asked who ties there emergers or tiny drys on curved hooks I
would have had a different answer.

But in the end it is the 27incher that matters most!


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