Sizing aid for flies?

[BTLowry]

Any handy little tips, tricks or aids to help determine fly sizes?

I have a box of flies divided by small/smaller/tiny/teeny/dang near microscopic 

If someone said "tie on a sz22 pheasant tail" for instance, I would be able to find a pheasant tail but when it came to size I would go with a tiny one. But that could be a size 20 or 24 for all I know

Only way I know is to take a known size fly and try to match it up with like sized ones, even that way it is difficult to differentiate the smaller ones

[mirvc17]

I believe Tiemco (for example) has a hook sizing chart that you can print that comes out true-to-size. You could compare your flies to the chart to get a rough guesstimate. But depending on the hook brand and style there can be some discrepancies. Eventually you will learn the size where you can make an educated guess and be within one hook size plus or minus...... handling various hook sizes/brands enough and you’ll know what they are.

[jonbo]

Me? I guess. Seems to work alright.

[BTLowry]

Feb 22, 2020 7:33:00 GMT -6 jonbo said:

Me? I guess. Seems to work alright.

Makes me feel better that guessing is a method used by experienced fly fishers 

Used to crappie and bass fishing, I can pick out a 1/8 from 1/16 crappie jig but the smaller flies are hard to tell the difference in.

I did print a hook size scale off of the internet. Took several attempts with scaling to get it printed to accurate scale 

Just wondered if there was an easier method 

Going to try and get up to LMF more often but planning on doing more fly fishing around the house. Ponds with bream and small bass mostly

[mirvc17]

Fly tying is a great way to learn your sizes too. (If you’re not tying your own). I have several “favorite” hooks and I can tell the sizes fairly easily.