Tube Flies for Salmon and Steelhead

Welcome
Tube flies are exactly what they sound like.... They are tied up on a tube instead
of a standard hook shank. Tubes are thicker than a conventional fly, an
attribute most steelhead and salmon fishermen find desirable. Hook size and
style can be varied for whatever situation you are fishing. Single, double and
even treble hooks (regulations permitting) are all possibilities. Since the hooks
are not part of the fly there is no chance of the hook rusting before the fly has
seen its end. There are also more hook-ups with tubes. With the fly and the
hook being separate, when you set that hook the leverage of having a long
shanked fly is eliminated. Of course this helps you hold on to more fish after
hook-up as well.

There has been a recent “awakening” in the fly tying industry to the concept of
tubes. Tube flies have been around for some time now, particularly in Europe.
It's only recently that they have been successfully fished on the west coast of
Alaska, Washington, B.C., and Oregon. Several fly tiers (including ourselves)
have been developing both new and traditional fly patterns and putting them
on tubes. The only problem is that (to our knowledge) they are not yet readily
available in fly shops and very limited choices are available on the net.

We have now had several successful years on the Internet selling quality
salmon and steelhead flies and other fly fishing related sporting goods. Our
original fly shop, ADIPOS FLYTYTING , now offers over 165 different steelhead
and salmon fly patterns. Fly tying has become much more than a hobby to us!

We have broken our Tube Flies into the following categories....

All of our patterns are available on either plastic, aluminum, copper , stainless
steel , or brass tubes in various sizes. Our lightest flies are tied on plastic tubes,
many of our customers find these most useful for waking flies or any situation
that calls for a low water pattern. Our plastic tubes also have the slimmest
profile.

The next jump in weight goes to Aluminum tubes. These flies are still
extremely easy to cast, though they do sink at a much faster rate than
traditional plastic tube flies. Our heaviest selection of steelhead tube flies are
the copper , stainless steel, and brass variations. The copper is slightly heavier
than the brass and they both sink at extremely fast rates. Matching these tube
flies up with an ultra fast sink tip will get you to holding salmon and steelhead
in almost any water condition. We also offer patterns that use bottle tubes and
flies tied on Juri Shumakov tubes. These tube flies are unique in that most of
the weight is at the back of the fly, giving a smaller head. Many fly fishermen
swear by bottle tubes too for their hooking abilities as well as the fact that you
can have an extremely large profile fly on a very small tube.

Be sure to take a look at our extensive selection of tube tying materials. If you
have been on other tube fly sites, you will quickly notice that we offer an
exponentially bigger selection of tube styles. We now not only offer 15 different
styles of tubes, all in different sizes, weights, and finishes . Click here to see an
introduction to most of our tube styles. We also have a growing selection of
tube fly vise adapters, tube fly wing materials, tube fly plumage, cones, and
tube fly hooks.

For ease of navigation, all of our pages have two navigation sections. The
navigation bar at the top of every page allows you to learn more about our
company. The navigation bar to the left of every page is where you can learn
more about the products we have to offer. We know that many of our
customers are not comfortable ordering over the Internet. To make the process
run smoother for those who are a bit apprehensive, please feel free to give us a
call at
1-800-572-7493

The Canadian Tube Fly Company

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