Black Sheep Tube (Icelandic Pattern)

[James Daly 0]

Greetings all,

Here's my first Hi Tie. I found this pattern in Art of Angling. Sorta Black Doctorish. Head is a mess and came up slightly short of covering the tube. Oh well, gonna swim it anyways. Any suggestions?? For your critiques. -Jamie

 

 

[Jens Lund Adamsen 0]

Greetings all,

Here's my first Hi Tie. I found this pattern in Art of Angling. Sorta Black Doctorish. Head is a mess and came up slightly short of covering the tube. Oh well, gonna swim it anyways. Any suggestions?? For your critiques. -Jamie

 

 

 

Hi James

Nice tie.

Black Sheep is a great salmon fly (come to Scotland in the spring my friend and give it a swin and you will see)

A piece of advice when tying on a metal tube (US tubes and the like). Let the inner tube be around 5-6 mm longer than the metal tube in the front and use that to tie the front of the fly (hackles, wings and head) that way you come up with a neat finnish on the fly. Also see my remarks to Damians 1st tube.

Regards

Jens

 

[CapeBSalar 0]

:headbang: Sweet !!!

[Micke 0]

Great tube fly

[letumgo 0]

Mo tube goodness, Jamie!!! Is the wing material some of that great mohair you dyed? Whatever it is, it looks great! :headbang:

 

 

Nice tip, Jens. I will have to try that on a tube soon.

[pallagust 0]

Great tube!

 

Good fly in south-west of iceland...

[RoyalWulff 0]

James,

 

Dont knock yourself on the head at all, I looked at the photo before reading the post and I said to myself (hey I like that head). Ill tell you why, because it stand out and almost looks like a cone with the front of the tube out a bit. I think you just inspired me to tie up a few similar tubes.

 

Phil

[James Daly 0]

Thanks for the kind words all!! I can't wait to actually fish these. I think I will wait until closer to spring. Ironically though, I hook a 6lb hen yesterday that put on an unexpected surge and snapped my 8wt!!!!! She was very angry to have a hook in her lip!!!

 

-Jens, I really appreciate the advice! I will try that, I do see how that will make the head much smaller now. Thank you.

 

-Ray, spot on with the Mohair call.

 

Again, Thanks all. My next ones will be the Torta series. I'm luvin' the Icelandic tubes!!!!!!!

[Jens Lund Adamsen 0]

Thanks for the kind words all!! I can't wait to actually fish these. I think I will wait until closer to spring. Ironically though, I hook a 6lb hen yesterday that put on an unexpected surge and snapped my 8wt!!!!! She was very angry to have a hook in her lip!!!

 

-Jens, I really appreciate the advice! I will try that, I do see how that will make the head much smaller now. Thank you.

 

-Ray, spot on with the Mohair call.

 

Again, Thanks all. My next ones will be the Torta series. I'm luvin' the Icelandic tubes!!!!!!!

 

hi again James

Sometimes a picture says more than 1000 words so take a look at the head (this one is for feamle salmon)

 

Regard

Jens

 

 

 

 

[James Daly 0]

Thanks for the kind words all!! I can't wait to actually fish these. I think I will wait until closer to spring. Ironically though, I hook a 6lb hen yesterday that put on an unexpected surge and snapped my 8wt!!!!! She was very angry to have a hook in her lip!!!

 

-Jens, I really appreciate the advice! I will try that, I do see how that will make the head much smaller now. Thank you.

 

-Ray, spot on with the Mohair call.

 

Again, Thanks all. My next ones will be the Torta series. I'm luvin' the Icelandic tubes!!!!!!!

 

hi again James

Sometimes a picture says more than 1000 words so take a look at the head (this one is for feamle salmon)

 

Regard

Jens

 

 

That's what I'm talkin' about, right there!! That's a beauty Jens! Thanks for the pic. I now can truly see what you were saying. So, the junction tubing doesn't have to slide the whole way onto the tube itself? I was leaving a good junk of tube exposed on the tail end, now I will correct that. Thanks again, Jens!! -Jamie

[willowhead 0]

You amaze again Jamie. VERY cool fly. So now your off to see the tube wizard huh? Okie Dokie. Go head. Let's see what's next. mark..... gotta get some sleep.....football starts early.....well, kinna early.

[Jon Boy 0]

Excellent tying Jamie

 

There is a nice translucence in the yellow mohair

 

Just one thing you could help me out with?

 

I am not too familiar with mohair but i am just thinking will slim down maybe too much in the stream?

 

these type of flies were designed to produce a big profile in the water ?? Maybe Jens can answer this

 

keep it up

 

all the best

john

[15_10-11 0]

With small head tied on plastic tube fly looks more elegant.

This technique you can see :

http://www.rackelhanen.se/eng/10265.htm

on this web site you can find also a lot of nice tubes with their recipes

 

[James Daly 0]

With small head tied on plastic tube fly looks more elegant.

This technique you can see :

http://www.rackelhanen.se/eng/10265.htm

on this web site you can find also a lot of nice tubes with their recipes

 

 

WOW! THANKS! That's exactly what I have been looking for. -Jamie

[15_10-11 0]

http://tubetyer.tripod.com/mysite00/id18.html

and same more

this tehnicue you can use not only in oryginal tubes but generally also using metal or plastic pipe

 

Rafal