Aqua Flies Hooks and Shanks

AquaTalon hooks from Aqua Flies are built around premium materials and careful manufacturing. Each AquaTalon hook is made from the finest tempered virgin-carbon Japanese steel, H80C high-carbon, with superior strength achieved through a heating and tempering process combined with a chemical bath. The points are properly forged and treated for a balance of durability, functionality and clean style.

Hooks and shanks for modern flies

• AquaTalon hooks: H80C Japanese high-carbon steel with an ultra-sharp forged point for demanding patterns and hard-fighting fish.
• Aqua Flies shanks: a gun-metal finish with polished ends so the trailing loop is not compromised while fishing.

That construction gives tyers a hook they can rely on, with a point that turns solid takes into solid hooksets. The shanks are an important detail for articulated streamers and trailing-hook patterns. Together, the hooks and shanks make Aqua Flies a thoughtful choice for tyers building movement-rich flies. To match an AquaTalon size to a pattern, see our hook selection guide, and for a shank-building example, see our full-dressed feather Game Changer tutorial.

What is H80C steel?

H80C is a high-carbon Japanese steel, tempered and treated for strength, used in AquaTalon hooks to support a sharp, durable forged point.