A good choice for hoppers and stealth bombers. A good substitute for a stinger hook.

Used the Allen hooks for tying all kinds and sizes of flies. the strength and sharpness has always been good, and are easy to use.

I have used various Allen hooks from the small dry fly hooks to wet nymph as well as the heavier hook for bigger fish. All have performed well when tying and when fishing

These hooks never disappoint and are my go-to hooks for golden stones. Awesome quality and sharp.

Price can't be beat. Second to none.

Allen has good hooks at fair prices. Maybe not the very best, but better than all but a few in smaller sizes-- 18 to 22.

Thanks to Tim from "Trout & Feather" this is the best hook I've tried for the Black Ghost. Has great action in the water...a sure thing on the stocked fish. Must have for opening day........ HE

They fit exactly into the flies which I plan to use them.

good looking hooks and sharp

I have bought a few packs of these for hoppers, but always find the gap to be very inconsistent from hook to hook. The size of the gap compared to the length of the shank is small, and from the bulk of most hopper patterns results and missed hook-ups. I prefer to use these for larger nymphs like crane-flies and stones. Update: 5/19/15 Hi Andrew, we have made several updates to this hook. I'd like to send you new hooks to try out. Please contact me at Justin@allenflyfishing.com and we'll take are of you. Thank you - Justin