Submitted by Jay Nichols
Description
From California to British
Columbia to the Great Lakes
tributaries, tubes can help
improve steelheader's success
swinging streamers for
steelhead. For more
information on tube flies see
Mod
ern Tubes for Steelhead
| Recipe |
HOOK: HMH copper tube, 1/8" outer diameter with HMH large, 1/8" inner diamter junction tubing.
THREAD: Red 6/0.
BODY: Purple imitation seal fur dubbing, Lite Brite dubbing, or similar.
WING: White rabbit Zonker strip.
COLLAR: White hen hackle.
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Tying Instructions
Rick Kustich has fished with
tubes almost exclusively for
the past three years. Kustich
says he likes the ability to
easily integrate weight into
a pattern by tying his
favorite Great Lakes
steelhead streamers on long
copper tubes. When he fishes
for steelhead on his home
waters, they are usually
holding deep in cold water
and won't move far to take a
fly. The heavy tube sinks
quickly to the fish's level.
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