Martin Joergensen
Tube fly
Medium
- Push the silicone tube over the rear of the rigid tube.
- Mount the tube on a tube needle in the vise or in a tube vise.
- Start the thread just in front of the junction tube.
- Cut a number of 1 centimeter pieces of red yarn – 8-10 pieces should do.
- Tie them in so that they protrude to the rear, distributing them around the tube.
- Brush the yarn open and fluffy with stiff brush or a Velcro stick.
- Trim the yarn to form a fairly large brush-like tail circumferencing the tube.
- Tie in the rib. Make it long. There’s a bit of way to the front when the fly is ready to be ribbed.
- Tie in 4-5 peacock herl and take the thread forwards to just shy of the first third of the tube.
- Wrap the herl in touching turns to cover the rear third of the tube.
- Tie down and trim.
- Tie in the red hackle stem first, curved side forward and wrap 3-4 times.
- Tie down and trim.
- Tie in 4-5 peacock herl and take the thread forwards to just shy of the second third.
- Wrap the herl in touching turns to cover the middle third of the tube.
- Tie down and trim.
- Tie in the brown hen hackle stem first, curved side forward and wrap 3-4 times.
- Tie down and trim.
- Make another herl section, covering the last third.
- Wrap the rib forwards, about three turns in each section, taking care not to squash any hackle barbs.
- Tie down and trim.
- Tie in the brown cock hackle stem first, curved side forward and wrap 3-4 times.
- Tie down and trim.
- Form a short head in front of the last hackle, whip finish and cut thread.
- Cut the tube 1-1.5 millimeters in front of the head.
- Melt the tube to form a collar right in front of the head. Make sure that the hole in the tube is still open.
- Varnish the head several times to a shiny and smooth finish.
atlantic salmon (sea run)
sea trout (sea run)
| Tube | Neutral plastic tube, 3mm diameter, length about 4 centimeters |
| Junction tube | Red silicone tube |
| Thread | 8/0, black |
| Tail | Red wool yarn |
| Rib | Narrow, flat copper tinsel |
| Body | Peacock herl |
| Rear hackle | Red hen hackle |
| Center hackle | Brown hen hackle |
| Front hackle | Brown cock hackle |
