FW502

Dry Fly Light

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Ahrex Manufacturer

10-20 Sizes

Dry Fly Application

Mfr. data Source

Catalog attributes

Eye

Eye TypeTapered

Eye OrientationTurned Down

Wire & Shank

Wire GaugeFine

Shank LengthStandard

Bend & Gap

Bend FamilyRound (Kendal)

GapStandard

Point & Finish

Point StyleStandard Spear

WireSingle

Size & scale lab

Physical specimen Catalog record

Selected size10

Catalog record

Overall Length: 15.9 mm
Gap Width: 5.6 mm
Wire Diameter: 0.55 mm

Published Spec

U.S. customary (inches) with metric equivalent. Published Spec = sourced from manufacturer published data.

Computed automatically from catalog data and updated as new hooks are added.

Hook model	Match	Analysis	Compare
3x TDE No. 12 — Turned Down Eye Dry Fly	89%	Matches: Bend, Wire, Eye, Eye Orient., Point +3 more Differs: Shank: Standard vs 1X Long; Gap: Standard vs Narrow	Compare
L4A No. Sizes 12 and 14 — Captain Hamilton Featherweight	89%	Matches: Bend, Shank, Wire, Eye, Eye Orient. +3 more Differs: Gap: Standard vs Wide; Forging: Round vs Forged	Compare
FW502 No. 12 — Dry Fly Light Barbed	86%	Matches: Bend, Shank, Gap, Eye, Eye Orient. +3 more Differs: Wire: Fine (1X Fine) vs Standard; Barb: Barbed vs Barbless	Compare
FW503 No. 12 — Dry Fly Light Barbless	86%	Matches: Bend, Shank, Gap, Eye, Eye Orient. +3 more Differs: Wire: Fine (1X Fine) vs Standard; Barb: Barbed vs Barbless	Compare
2x Fine Wire TDE No. 16 — Red Label	86%	Matches: Bend, Shank, Wire, Gap, Eye +3 more Differs: Forging: Round vs Forged; Application: Dry Fly vs Dry Fly, Wet Fly, Nymph	Compare

Industry cross-reference

Standard dry fly hook

Standard shank down eye fine wire

Ahrex	FW500Spec record FW501Spec record F501*Chart only
Core	C1100Chart only C1110Chart only
Daiichi	1170Spec record 1180Spec record 1188Spec record 1189Spec record 1190Spec record
Firehole	419Spec record
Fulling Mill	FM5050Chart only
Hanák	H130BLChart only
Mustad	94833Full record 94840Full record R30APSpec record R50APSpec record R50XAPSpec record 94845Chart only R50Chart only
Orvis	JA1523Chart only JA4864Chart only
Partridge	L2aFull record L3AFull record SLD2Spec record SUDSpec record
Tiemco	100Spec record 101Spec record
Wright McGill	L059Chart only

* Barbless variant. Green entries are full catalog records; amber entries are spec records. Gray entries are chart-only and not physically verified.

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Sources & Documentation

Sources: this specimen and its packaging.

Confidence notation key

P	Photographically verified — Directly observable in the photograph(s) on this page.
V	Verified by documentation — Confirmed by manufacturer catalog, spec sheet, or published reference.
I	Inferred — A logical deduction from observable or documented evidence, not directly stated.
E	Estimated — An approximation based on visual comparison, proportional analysis, or limited data.
S	Speculative — A reasoned hypothesis that cannot be confirmed from available evidence.

Unnotated claims are the compiler’s synthesis; see Sources. All photographs on garrenwood.com are taken on a measurement grid where each square equals 1/10 inch (0.1″ / 2.54 mm).