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

If you have not seen this
book yet....it is a must! A
new "Bible" for all things
Tube Flies....Co-authored
by our good friend Bob
Kenly!

A Quick
Note

We are now
into the
winter
steelhead
season. Wait
time for flies
are now 2-3
weeks.

We would like
to thank
everyone for
their patience
with the long
wait times
during our
busiest
summer to
date!

All tying
supplies will
be shipped
next business
day.

Fly Shops, be
sure to check
out our new
dealer
program.

It is not often we come across a site on
the net that has more step by step tying
information than this. Thousands of flies
from start to finish on video..... Everyone
from beginners to the most experienced
tyers will find this site a must.