coverted to tubes

[long_shanks]

Last winter I decided to fish tube flies only this year to see if all the hype is true. I've tied up all the standard hair wings, GP's and Marabous. I just need to come up with some deer hair bomber style tubes and a few other drys. Any suggestons/imputs ?

[clacksteel]

I've never tried tying a bomber on a tube, but I have tied some w/ foam and deer hair wings. October caddis are great as a steelhead dry fly. I really like the way the "The Fly Fishing Shop" ties them up.

http://www.flyfishusa.com/flies/RT005.jpg

Here is how they rig up their waking flies:
http://www.flyfishusa.com/flies/tube-waking-fly-a.jpg
"One of the reasons that fly fishing for Redband Steelhead is so popular is that they actively rise to the surface for flies. There is probably no other fresh water fly fishing experience that is more exciting than watching a large steelhead coming to the surface of a river for a waking fly. In the past waking flies were tied on standard hooks. Either a special knot was applied to the fly or the fly was dressed in a special way so that it would skate across the surface. Now flies are tied on special plastic tubes which have a hole in the underside to feed the leader through. This will make the fly seek the surface as long as it is under tension against the current. Often a waking tube fly is used in conjunction with a wet fly trailer. An easy way to accomplish this is to feed both the tippet and the dropper through the hole in the bottom of the tube fly waking fly. Tie the hook on the dropper and pull it up into the waking fly. Tie the wet fly on the tippet. A space of 24" to 32" between the flies is most popular."

[clacksteel]

BTW...I really do give in to the hype. I have only lost one steelhead that I have hooked w/ a tube fly due to a poor hookset. Most of the time the fish would cartwheel and jump and the hook would stay solid in the mouth. I guess I fish them because I have confidence in them.

[long_shanks]

Thanks Clacksteel! I'm looking forward to givin them a try. I did check out the flyfishing shop's web site and spoke to someone at the shop about the tubes.

[Steelie28]

Redband Steelhead???? :shrug: Am I missing something here, or did a new species of steelhead recently invade our waters? :shrug: