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On 4/21/2020 at 12:45 AM, Mark Knapp said:

Not that it matters, but all my hooks that are marked "Steelhead hooks" have a down-eye, and all of them that are marked "salmon flies" are up-eye. I think it's a fairly new thing. The ones marked "salmon/steelhead are up-eye.

I had not noticed that.  Good to know.  Thanks

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On 4/21/2020 at 2:45 AM, Mark Knapp said:

Not that it matters, but all my hooks that are marked "Steelhead hooks" have a down-eye, and all of them that are marked "salmon flies" are up-eye. I think it's a fairly new thing. The ones marked "salmon/steelhead are up-eye.

That interesting. 

Well the only reason I mentioned it is that when I see 'classic' I think of an up eye hook, though I suppose a real 'classic' would use a blind eye.  

Anywho, my hooks are somewhere in the USPS netherworld, so mine will be on down eyes. Will send them off by the end of the week

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lots of steelhead flies are tied on down eye, straight eye and up eye hooks.

when to use which one is up to the individual tyer or if you follow traditional recipes

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Jim Pray "Optic" flies

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Little White Streamer

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Thor

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1 hour ago, DarrellP said:

moving to Oregon

Nice!

Ted Leeson wrote a book of essays, Habit of Rivers, after his move to Oregon. Goes through a year of fly fishing the different waters. Poetic / philosophical... if you go for that type of thing it's top notch.

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1 hour ago, DarrellP said:

This is all good.  I am moving to Oregon in June.  Took a new job there.  

Hoping congratulations are in order🍾🍾

Oregon has awesome fishing options -cold, warm, salt, one cannot go wrong there...

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Yes.  Lived there for 6 yrs before.  Good job move for me.  I like it there, but the rain gets old in El Nino years. I will look for that book.  Looking forward to dusting off the Spey rod.

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My sleuth of Grizzly Kings hit the PO this am.  Tracking # send by PM.  

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ETA is 5/2, sorry for the delay, all.  DarrellP - thank you for hosting.  

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2 hours ago, niveker said:

My sleuth of Grizzly Kings hit the PO this am.  Tracking # send by PM.  

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ETA is 5/2, sorry for the delay, all.  DarrellP - thank you for hosting.  

Nice flock..👍👍🎣🎣😎😎

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