H.G.H. TUBE FLY

H.G.H. TUBE FLY

Hook : Daiichi 1150 # 6 - 8

Tube : Small Diameter Tube 1/8

Thread : Uni-Thread 6/0 Red

Body : Tinsel Silver Medium

Rib : Oval Tinsel Silver

Lower wing : Craft Fur White

Upper Wing : Craft Fur Blue , Yellow And Krystal Flash Pearl

Collar : Schlappen White

Head : Hot Glue Clear

Eye : Lacquer Yellow And Black

Fly Tier: Richardt Jensen

Tying Instruction :

1) Tie on thread near the front of the tube.
2) Tie on oval tinsel and wrap a smooth thread underbody back to the end of the tube.
3) Tie on silver tinsel and wrap a smooth thread underbody back to the front of the tube.
4) Wrap the body with the flat silver tinsel and rib it with the oval tinsel.
5) Tie a white wing on the under side of the tube.
6) On the top of the tube first tie on pear crystal flash then yellow craft fur and then light blue craft fur to create the top wing.
7) Tie on a white saddle hackle or schlappen and wrap a white collar.
8) Tie a neat head and whip finish.
9) Remove the tube fly from the vise.
10) Cut a small piece of modeling compound ( Sculpey III or Plasticine) approximately 2 inches square by 1/2 inch thick. Take a ballpoint pen or marker with a conical tip and press it into the compound, do not go all of the way through. This depression will be the mold for the head of the fly. Take a Q-tip and coat the inside of the depression with Vaseline, this will keep the hot glue from sticking to the mold. Fill the depression with hot glue from a hot glue gun and take your finished tube fly and push it head first through the hot glue. Give the glue a minute or so to harden and remove the fly. You can now paint on eyes or use stick on eyes and coat the head with hard as nails. This process is easier and quicker than it sounds just tie the flies ahead of time and use a couple of pieces of modeling compound to make several heads all at once.

Note :

Use this technique on your favorite tube fly.

ABOUT THE FLY TIER

E-mail : richardt@esenet.dk

Richardt Jensen and his son Dennis live in Esbger Denmark. They are both avid fly tiers and have sent me not only these beautiful flies but also pamphlets they use for their fly tying classes. Unfortunately the pamphlets aren’t in English and I don’t know how to get them translated. I have done the best I can with the instructions, luckily Richardt sent along some sketches which do an excellent job of illustrating the tying steps.