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ESL Egg Sucking Leech (convertible tube fly)

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This link takes you to "Staring Sunray Shadow"

Staring Sunray Shadow

Here's looking at you kid: Ray Brook's classic the Sunray Shadow can hardly be outdone by any variation of this simple yet very efficient fly. But some people still like to add little details to killer patterns. This version of the Sunray has a body and eyes.
It can see where the fish are.

Directly to "Black Ghost Tube"

Black Ghost Tube

Ghost buster: Believe in ghosts? How about a black one? If you're fishing sea trout or brown trout, or even salmon, there is no way around the Black Ghost. It has caught thousands of fish around the world. This is an all time classic that has proven itself.
See how to tie two different tube versions of this fly.

"Raven NJ" is found here

Raven NJ

Tubed: Simple things somehow often seem to work and this has also been the case for one of Nils Jorgensen's absolute favorite salmon flies, the Raven NJ. It has proven itself many times.
See how to tie it here.

See "The Barbell Tube" by clicking here

The Barbell Tube

Steve Egge has been spending some time lately playing at the vise with some interesting bottle tubes.Here is his latest, which shows how varied you can be with tube tying. Tying behind the tube, on the tube body and in front of the tube.
See Steve Egge's classical yet new steelhead fly here.

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Convertible tubes

Modular: Tube fly tyer Tony Pagliei explains his Convertible Tube Flies - a modular system that combines a set of tube tied front parts and a set of dressed hooks into as many different flies as you can imagine in a versatile, modular system.
Follow Tony's instructions here.

ESL Egg Sucking Leech (convertible tube fly)

Type Tube fly

Originator
Tony Pagliei

Difficulty
Medium

Materials

Tubing HMH Custom 1 1/2 inch blank with black junction tubing
Thread Gudebrod 3/0 Black
Rear Hackle Natural black rooster saddle hackle
Main Hackle Natural black rooster saddle hackle (palmered)
Body Black cactus chenille
Hackle Collar Grizzly dyed Purple hen saddle hackle
Head Sun Orange 7 mm Jig Bead
Trailing Hook #1 Mustad 60500BLN # 4-8
Thread Gudebrod 3/0 Black
Tail Natural black marabou w/ Flashabou strands
Trailing Hook #2 Mustad 60500BLN # 4-8
Thread Gudebrod 3/0 Black
Tail (4) Natural black saddle hackles

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