A selection of Wee Monkeys dressed on Gray's Needle Tubes
by John Gray
Selection of Wee Monkeys
The
Monkey
salmon tube fly has gained
popularity in recent years on Scottish salmon fishing rivers. Originally dressed
using monkey hair, this tube fly has caught the imagination of salmon
fishers and fly tyers and has spawned numerous variants, such as
those illustrated below. The salmon tube flies shown here have been
dressed, using Arctic fox hair, on ultra slim stainless steel needle
tubes, made in Scotland by Grays of Kilsyth. The needle tubes offer
an alternative to the conventional
salmon fly tying tubes, allowing the fly dresser to create a
range of tube flies of varying length and weight, a bit heavier than the
conventional plastic and aluminium tubes , yet lighter, and slimmer,
than the traditional brass and copper tube flies.
Wee Monkey Salmon Tube Fly - Yellow
Materials
Tube: 15 mm Gray's needle tube
Hackle:
Cock hackle about 2cms long
Underwing:
short bunch of Arctic fox
hair about 3 cms long
Wing: Longer Arctic fox hair
(about 5-6 cms) with a few stands of Krystal Flash under
Wee Monkey Salmon Tube Fly - Green
Wee Monkey Salmon Tube Fly - Orange
Wee Monkey Salmon Tube Fly - Dee
Wee Monkey Salmon Tube Fly - Blue
Wee Monkey Salmon Tube Fly - Pink
See also
How to make a knot guard (or swing tube) for a Free Swinging Tube
Fly Hook
For more information on Grays Needle Tubes, see
Trout
and Salmon Flies |
