Hooks

[Andrew Moray]

Hello Mac,


Have to say I've never had a problem with the TMC2487 hook, but, thanks to the advice of the very talented Andy Baird, I do use the straight-eyed 2488 for really wee stuff, <#24.
As suggested by other rmembers, I also tend to offset most hooks <#20, down to a John Goddard article on midge fishing techniques

I looked at the Kamasan specimen hooks, but it needs to be an emerger for them just now or probably a blank.

Bad English on my part, meant to say, not an emerger hook, but if you like Kamasan hooks in general ......

All probably academic this season though as I hope the wee stuff has hatched out by now.

Mibees aye, mibees naw, but think how prepared you'll be for the wee bastids next season 


All the best,
Tony

[Malcolm]

I wonder what flies these are? Apart from Caenis I can't think of any upwings as small as size 22-26. The picture seems to show the flies with wings flat along their backs. More like some type of pale jassid. Any chance of a close up?

I know that some upwinged flies have a smaller summer generation but even so these are too small for small dark olives or pale wateries.

[east wind]

Out last night for a couple of hours, tied some Daiichi #18's and landed a few trout up to around 1lb give or take which were given the firm treatment. Will give the hooks a proper workout next season.

I wonder what flies these are? Apart from Caenis I can't think of any upwings as small as size 22-26. The picture seems to show the flies with wings flat along their backs. More like some type of pale jassid. Any chance of a close up?

I know that some upwinged flies have a smaller summer generation but even so these are too small for small dark olives or pale wateries.

The flies look like a mini version of the BWO's I see in numbers around June/July, a TMC 2487 size 20 or equivalent is about as close a representation I can tie.

Can I produce a close up from the original picture ?

[Fishtales]

I tried to zoom in on them but the resolution was too low. I thought I could see two tails on a couple and looked them up in Goddard's pocket book. The closest could be Pale Watery or Small Spurwing.

[Malcolm]

Out last night for a couple of hours, tied some Daiichi #18's and landed a few trout up to around 1lb give or take which were given the firm treatment. Will give the hooks a proper workout next season.

The flies look like a mini version of the BWO's I see in numbers around June/July, a TMC 2487 size 20 or equivalent is about as close a representation I can tie.

Can I produce a close up from the original picture ?

EW

If you have taken the pictures with a digital camera the original will probably be something like 16 inches x 10 ins. You could crop the original. Even some phone pictures could be cropped.

[east wind]

Not going to work Malcolm, found another picture and tried to crop. Poor definition, cameras are not my bag

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[Traditionalist]

This might help you out, it works very well on some things;

http://sourceforge.net/projects/imageenlarger/

TL
MC