How to tell what size fly?

On Jul 16, 5:43*pm, gary3594 wrote:
Still a beginner but trying to venture out without a guide. *I know the
tippet/leader/line/rod needs to be sized appropriately to fly size but
I can't tell what size flies are in my box. *Can't find anything on the
internet like a hook size chart.

Is there a easy way to tell what size fly while on the stream?


Just look at the flies on the stream, and choose an appropriate size
and colour from your box. In most cases this will work perfectly well,
even if you don´t know what the flies are.

The hook size does not always reflect the fly size. This also depends
on hook pattern.

Flies are dressed on a huge range of hooks nowadays, and the hook
sizes are not standardised anyway.

For casting various flies, and presenting them properly, you need an
appropriate leader and tippet. The advice given by others here is
sound enough. For most trout fishing I also use 5X tippet.

This may be of some help to you;
http://www.mike1.bplaced.net/Wikka/Leaders

TL
MC

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