Travel and flyfishing in the Russian Far East
Steelhead salmon, landed in the Snatolvayam River (north-western Kamchatka)
In Russia the hook size corresponds with its width in millimeters. The numbers in the table are average data of measuring hooks of classic proportions, produced by different firms from Europe, USA and Japan. I was measuring the inner hook width - distance between its tip and shank.
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English
(#) |
4/0 |
3/0 |
2/0 |
1/0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
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Russian
(mm) |
17 |
15 |
14 |
12,3 |
11,2 |
10,2 |
9,1 |
7,5 |
6,2 |
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10 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
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5,3 |
4,2 |
3,7 |
3,2 |
Grayling of the "lower Amur" type (Tugur River)
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