The Articulated Shank™ is an innovative, new fly tying material designed to simplify the tying of articulated flies.

It can be used as a simple component in different styles of articulated flies such as single-hook and two-hook articulated streamers, poppers and sliders. It is also used for streamers that use a free-swinging stinger hook such as Intruder-style salmon and steelhead flies.

  • Easy-and-fast tying process.
  • Increases tail action.
  • Increases the overall fly length.
  • Reduces the leverage a hooked fish typically places on a fly.
  • Eliminates the need to “sacrifice a hook” to make a shank.

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  • 3 Shank lengths (20mm, 35mm and 55mm)
  • 20 Shanks per pack
  • Typically for streamer flies  3″ (7.5cm) and longer
  • Wire diameter fits hook sizes starting from about #4 up to 3/0
  • Will fit the Fish-Skull™ (SM, M and L sizes) and the Fish-Skull™ Sculpin Helmet
  • The high strength, stainless spring steel shank can be used in saltwater.

See the ARTICULATED SHANK Q & A for more details

See the GETTING STARTED GUIDE for some ideas on tying different styles of articulated fly.

See some examples of  ARTICULATED SHANK PATTERNS with step-by-step tying instructions.

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DIFFERENT ARTICULATED FLY APPLICATIONS

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SINGLE-HOOK ARTICULATED FLIES

Single-Hook Articulated Streamers

Single-Hook Articulated Streamers

FREE SWINGING “STINGER-HOOK STYLE” STREAMERS (INTRUDERS AND LEECH STYLE PATTERNS)

Free Swinging Stinger-Hook style articulated streamers

Free Swinging Stinger-Hook style articulated streamers

Steelhead fly tied by Greg Senyo

Steelhead fly tied by Greg Senyo of Steelhead Alley Outfitters

ARTICULATED POPPERS AND SLIDERS

Articulated Poppers and Sliders

Articulated Poppers and Sliders