Hooking Up with the Tiemco 206 BL & Hanak 360 BL
Above photo: A tiny Baetis emerger on the Venerable Hanak 360 BL #20. I often get readers who ask very insightful questions. One of my readers from Norway asked me about two hooks: the Tiemco 206 BL and the Hanak 360 BL. This was based on one of my last entries on Caenis patterns and demystifying the “fisherman's curse.” In this entry, I showed a few versions of the fly on frames, such as the TMC 206 BL and the Hanak 360 BL. His question was as follows: “Which hook best suits the smaller caenis fly or small micropatterns, especially dry fly patterns, the TMC 206 BL or the Hanak 360 BL?” Above photo: A visual comparison of two aforementioned hooks, the TMC 206 BL and the Hanak 360 BL. Shot in uniform scale with #20 shanks using a 70mm macro Sigma lens. I think the first order of business is understanding the blank canvas first. This quasi-octopus-style hook is a “chameleon hook,” as I like to call them. It's a hook that works across multiple patterns for dry fly and nymph appli...






