Barbless doubles?

[Phideaux]

Can anyone advise where I can obtain barbless double hooks for salmon and sea trout flies? Ideally I'd try black, forged, in both normal and low water doubles, but I can't seem to find any barbless doubles of any description

[Teifi-Terrorist]

I think you'll really struggle to find them beyond single hooks. The rivers I have fished that have called for barbless have always been fine with the barbs being crushed, which is the advice I would give as at least then you can keep your favourite hook. If you're unsure if the barb is completely flat then pull the points through a cloth and see if any fibres are caught when extracted.

Also, try hooks such as the partridge BMDs for your tube hooks, as these have micro barbs.

TT.

[Phideaux]

I think you'll really struggle to find them beyond single hooks.TT.

Yup, so it seems.

[steelheadnut]

Don't know of any doubles but there are barbless trebles that I use on spinners/lures VMC 9648 BRONZED.

Cap

[fredaevans]

Don't know of any doubles but there are barbless trebles that I use on spinners/lures VMC 9648 BRONZED.

Cap

Good 'catch' there Cap; first reference I've seen of a barbless treble hook. Perhaps these, and cut off one the extra 'leg' and make a double out of it?:?

fae

[steelheadnut]

Don't know of any doubles but there are barbless trebles that I use on spinners/lures VMC 9648 BRONZED.

Cap

And they come in sizes: 1/2/4/6/8/10/12