The pattern is a template for a simple tube fly, which is easy to vary - mainly by changing the front hackle and maybe adding some bling.
This is the pattern for the Wood Duck Stube. Adapt to your needs and temper.
Martin Joergensen
Medium
atlantic salmon (sea run)
sea trout (sea run)
| Tube | Bidoz bottle tube, 4mm Ø, 15mm long, brass or aluminum |
| Lining | 1.5mm plastic tubing, clear or colored depending on mood and pattern |
| Thread | Black 6/0 |
| Rear hackle | Black hen, fairly large |
| Body | 2-3 straws of crinkled silver flash |
| Front hackle | Wood duck flank, natural, barbs 2-3 times the tube length |
| Junction tube | Soft, black tubing to fit the bottle tube |
| Hook | Single, short shank tube hook, #6 or #8 |
- Depending on your tube tool, you can add the plastic lining before or after you tie the fly.
- Start the thread on the rear of the tapered part of the bottle.
- Prepare a black hen hackle by removing the fluffy barbs
- Tie it in tip first, shiny side out.
- Wrap it as a wet fly hackle as many times as possible - typically 3-4 turns.
- Stroke back the barbs to get then to point rearwards.
- Tie the stem down and cut surplus.
- Catch 3-4 straws of silver flash behind the thread and tie it down.
- Wrap the thread forwards, leaving space for the front hackle and a small head.
- Wrap the silver flash in touching turns to where the thread wraps end.
- Tie it down and cut surplus.
- Prepare the front hackle by removing the fluffy part.
- Stroke most fibers away from the tip, leaving a few to tie in.
- Tie in the feather shiny side out.
- Fold the tip back and cover the fold with a couple of thread wraps.
- Take the thread forwards, leaving space for a small head.
- Fold the hackle barbs to the rear and wrap the hackle in as many turns as possible, typically 3-5 turns depending on the feather.
- Stroke back the barbs while wrapping to get them to sweep to the rear.
- Tie down the stem and cut surplus.
- Form a small head, whip finish and cut thread.
- Varnish the head wraps 2-3 times, letting the varnish dry between each coating.
