The backlog of hooks that I have received for flyhooks.org still contains some hooks thanks to the contribution from a lot of people, and a couple of good finds on auction sites, so there still is a lot to do this year!
Today I have added 74 Akita hooks to the hook database, more from TMC, Partridge and a few more coming up soon!
The design for flyhooks.org have been the same since the initial release almost 4 years ago. The design worked, but I’ve had a desire to change it for a while now, so with a couple of days available I sat down and cleaned up the design, added some better visual indicators and made it much better for mobile usage.
I have tried to keep it as minimalistic as possible, with focus on the hooks and information relating to the hooks. If you see any issues with the new design: please contact me here with a comment!
With the new design I also added over 100 new pictures and size information on hooks from Hanak.
A fly from the “hackle and spider” series by John Sand: Ulrik.
The body of this fly could be done either with copper thread or flat copper. The green wool could also be substituted with seals-fur for a little bit of extra shine and volume to the body.
The pattern lists both badger and JC body feather for hackle, here I chose the latter to make good use of the JC cape. It is also softer than the badger I have available, so for me this was the better chose for a spider
Tied on Mustad 73100 #10: https://flyhooks.org/mustad/73100
A fly from the “hackle and spider” series by John Sand: Ingrid.
This is a variation over the red-tag, tied with a black hackle, a timeless classic that has proven time and time again as a successful pattern.
Tied on Mustad 73100 #10: https://flyhooks.org/mustad/73100
The combination silver/black/red is never wrong, and not so here either. Tied on a Mustad 71300 #10 with berlin wool as dubbing in the thorax. A pattern that can be changed with longer hackle or more black dubbing, depending on the river and conditions you are fishing in.
http://flypattern.org/authors/john-sand/book/patterns/pattern/husmannsflua
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