Category Archives: Jay’s Flies

What do King Salmon Eat?

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

What do Kings eat?  Sometimes they chomp down on little baitfish style flies.  Like this non-clouser that is sort of like a Clouser without being a Clouser, if you know what I mean. Sometimes, they prefer big nasty shocking looking … Continue reading →

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Winter Steelhead Flies: Pro Tube Leech, January 17, 2011

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

Too much high water.  Too much work.  Too much inertia.  Not enough river time. Blah blah blah. More fly tying entertainment.  Dreams of winter steelhead.  Summer steelhead.  Alaska coho.  Tie some more flies.  This tube leech will be on the … Continue reading →

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Steelhead, Sea Trout, Atlantic Salmon, Sea Run Cutthroat, Smallmouth Bass Tube Fly Pattern

Posted on January 8, 2011 by

Scott Howell likes to fish Olive and White Intruders; one learns from watching Skagit Master 2.  Hummmm.  I’ve watched this cool DVD about a dozen times already, and I have not grown ho-hum watching Scott make the fishing cast (sometimes … Continue reading →

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General Practitioner Intruder Style: Adaptation to Pro Tube Fly System January 5, 2011

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

Adapting the General Practitioner to the Pro Tube Fly System The General Practitioner fly pattern is an oft-mimicked fly  style and is embraced by fly fishers pursuing  steelhead,  Atlantic salmon,  and Sea Trout around the world. The reason is simple; … Continue reading →

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Winter Steelhead Flies Tied on Pro Tubes, January 4, 2011

Posted on January 4, 2011 by

Thought I would share some messing around, converting winter steelhead flies to tube flies.  I am having fun with Pro Tube Fly System components tying flies for winter steelhead.  I hope to get these wet next week on the zookamus … Continue reading →

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Polar Shrimp Winter Steelhead Tube Fly: January 2, 2011

Posted on January 2, 2011 by

What better way except maybe being on the river which of course I would never consider the possibility of leaving my family at home and trudging off to stand thigh deep in cold water swinging flies for winter steelhead, instead … Continue reading →

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Pro Tube Tubefly System: Adapting the Flexi Tube to a Stinger Hook 12/27/2010

Posted on December 27, 2010 by

Pro Tube Tubefly System: Adapting the Flexi Tube to a Stinger Hook 12/27/2010 Seem to have solved a minor dilema. I really like the Pro Tube Tubefly System.  The Flexi Tube offers a long tying surface (just under 80 mm … Continue reading →

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Pro Tube Tubefly System: Winter Steelhead Fly Demo December 23, 2010

Posted on December 24, 2010 by

Pro Tube Tubefly System: Winter Steelhead Fly Demo December 23, 2010 I actually got the opportunity to spend a few hours swinging Intruder Leeches for winter steelhead this week.  Just a brief period at day’s end.  It was wonderful to … Continue reading →

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Tube Intruders for Winter Steelhead, December 19, 2010

Posted on December 20, 2010 by

Tube Intruders for Winter Steelhead, December 19, 2010 Been working at the fly bench again this morning at 4 AM.  More of my original winter steelhead fly patterns layng on the floor, accumulating in a pile because they won’t fit … Continue reading →

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Tube Leeches for Winter Steelhead: December 18, 2010

Posted on December 18, 2010 by

Tube Leeches  for Winter Steelhead: December 18, 2010 Oh my, it has only been a month since I lovingly scrubbed salt and estuary mud off my Burkheimer 995-4 and slipped into a rod tube.  Now I long to swing a two-hander. … Continue reading →

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