There are no exact standards for hooks. Seems like each major manufacturer makes up what works for them. If you are a fly tyer and try to tie flies using a pattern sheet, you may have to convert to the brand of hook that’s at your tying table. There are lots of Fly Tying Hook Conversion Tables online. You may have a favorite. This is mine.
Here are a couple of posts I’ve written about hooks:
Dry Fly
Daiichi
Tiemco
Dai Riki
Mustad
MFC
Wide gape, down eye – 1X-fine
1100
100
320
94840
7000
Wide gape, straight eye – 1X-fine
1110
101
310
94859
7001
Wide gape, down eye – 1X fine, black (odd size)
**Alec Jackson Soft Hackle Trout Fly Hook )made by Daiichi – see POST for detailed comparison)
**
102Y
Wide gape, down eye – extra fine wire, black (odd sizes)
103BL
Wide gap, down eye – barbless (TMC is black)
1190
900BL
94845
Wide gape, down eye, 1X-short
1310
305
Down eye, 1X-fine, 2X-short
Straight eye, regular wire, 2X-short
1640
921
Down eye, 1X-fine
Down eye, standard wire
Down eye, standard wire, mini-barb
Down eye, standard wire, mini-barb, low viz
1170
1180
1182
5210
300
Down eye, 1X-fine, 2X-long
Down eye, standard wire 2X-long
1280
5212
280
94831
7022
Curved Hooks
Daiichi
Tiemco
Dai Riki
Mustad
MFC
Fine wire, 2X-short, black
* Alec Jackson Chironomid Trout Fly Hooks for #13 – 17 (made by Daiichi – see POST for detailed comparison)
1140*
206BL
Down eye, standard wire, 2XL
1280
2302
280
94831
7231
Straight eye, 1X-fine, 2X-long
1260
2312
280
Straight eye, standard wire, 3XL
1270
200R
270
7002
Down eye, 2X-heavy, 2X-wide, 2X-short
1120/1150
2457
135
7009/7045/7125
Down eye, fine wire, 2X-wide, 2X-short
1130
2487
125
7048
Straight eye, 3X-wide, 2X-short
1130
2488
125
Straight eye, 3X-wide, 2X-short, 2X-heavy
2488H
Streamer Flies
Daiichi
Tiemco
Dai Riki
Mustad
MFC
Down eye, heavy wire, 6X-long
2340
300
3665A
7030
Straight eye, 4X-long
1750
1X heavy
9395
3X heavy
700
9674
Straight eye, 3X-long
2460
standard
9394
3X heavy
7050
Streamer Stinger Hooks
Daiichi
Tiemco
Partridge
Gamakatsu
MFC
Short shank, straight-eye
2450
8089
Universal Preditor
B10S
Intruder Hook
2557
Nymphs & Wet Flies
Daiichi
Tiemco
Dai Riki
Mustad
MFC
Down eye, 2X-heavy, 1X-long
1560
3761
060
3906B
7076
Down eye, 2X-heavy
1530
3769
075
3906
7077
Down eye, 2X-heavy, 2X-long
1710
5262
730
9671
7026
Down eye, 2X-heavy, 3X-long
1720
5263
710
9672
7027
Wide gape, down eye, 1X-heavy
1550
9300
070
Good start! Mustad has had a lot of issues with their hooks over the decades and the 9671 is emblematic. Mustad kept the manufacturing wire for hooks part of their business in Norway, but moved their hook manufacturing to Wuxi, China in 2001. The “old” (Pre 2001) 9671 hooks, called “Signature”, were 2XL 2XH hooks. The current 9671 is a 3XL hook that is labeled as a 2XH, but the wire is different now, too. The 9671 is not the only example of what happened to Mustad. Of course it’s all about dollars. The plethora of new hook manufacturers is the result of Mustad surrendering the high ground as the sizing standard for the industry.
Thanks for the Comment Mike.
I haven’t used many Mustad hooks in my fly tying during the last few years. Just using up the balance and list them here as reference for older fly patterns.
John
Great hook chart and easy access. Thanks John.
Donnie
Thanks for the comment…happy to hear it’s useful.
John
thanks for this hook chart… fits my needs perfectly…
Ron
Thanks for the comment…happy to hear it’s useful!
John
Just what I needed. It is more complete than others.
Thanks for making in easy to decide which hook to use.
Sherry
Sherry
Nice to know it helps!
John
Good morning John: I just went to your resource page for the first time.
I and others will find very helpful. Thanks Max
Thanks Max,
I’ll keep working to find other helpful resources.
John