Flies made with tubes of different materials are getting more and more useful to me. These last long because we can change the hooks if they break or loosen, and we can use hooks for different kinds of water, like saltwater ones. We can use small hooks and the fly will still remain horizontal withou View more...Flies made with tubes of different materials are getting more and more useful to me. These last long because we can change the hooks if they break or loosen, and we can use hooks for different kinds of water, like saltwater ones. We can use small hooks and the fly will still remain horizontal without having to fasten the stripping speed, making the fly more convincing. This tube fly named Hot Perch, because of the body colors and cone head, was made for brown trout, I use this one with good results instead of using Matuka flies that have the same color. It can be made with copper, bronze or plastic tubes depending on the waters. We can alter the length of the fly by trimming the wings while fishing, that’s why I tie them a bit long.
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List of materials
MaterialsBody: Eumer tube, Crayfish style. Bronze, copper, or fluorescent orange. You can also use an orange or transparent plastic tube. Thread: 8/0, red or fluorescent orange.Dubbing: STS Trilobal, fluorescent flame or similar color.First Wing: fox tail hair or craft fur, red color.Second Wing: Two Tone rabbit strap, olive with black stripes.Hackle: Saddle Hackle, hot orange color.Back: fox tail hair, black.Sides: grizzly saddles, dyed chartreuse.Cheeks: Jungle cock.Head: bronze cone, fluor View more...MaterialsBody: Eumer tube, Crayfish style. Bronze, copper, or fluorescent orange. You can also use an orange or transparent plastic tube. Thread: 8/0, red or fluorescent orange.Dubbing: STS Trilobal, fluorescent flame or similar color.First Wing: fox tail hair or craft fur, red color.Second Wing: Two Tone rabbit strap, olive with black stripes.Hackle: Saddle Hackle, hot orange color.Back: fox tail hair, black.Sides: grizzly saddles, dyed chartreuse.Cheeks: Jungle cock.Head: bronze cone, fluorescent orange.
Steps
Step 1
Insert the plastic tube in the Eumer tube. Use a blue fire flame to heat up the plastic tube on the thin side of the metallic tube, this will avoid the plastic tube from loosening or moving. Do it slowly without sealing the plastic tube hole. Place the fly and then tie the thread.
Step 2
Make a hackle with the dubbing and loosen some hair to add life and transparency.this should stay on the plastic tube. It lifts the wings and gives better size and movements to the fly. Use bright dubbing or one with thick fibers if you do not have STS.
Step 3
Tie the fox hair and on top of it tie the rabbit strap. The rabbit wing is tied over the other one.
Step 4
Tie the saddle feather by the tip, comb the fibers towards the back and shape a regular streamer hackle. 6 turns are enough. Thick hackles don’t move very well, thin translucent ones are more attractive.
Step 5
Tie the back with fox hair and then the side saddles. Some cianoacrylate on the dry saddle tips makes them easier to tie without turning. Tie on the raquis and over the fibers at the same time, as if the saddle tip was cut in a triangular shape.
Step 6
Add some jungle cock. It’s optional but it makes the fly more elegant.
Step 7
Take the fly out and trim the tube, use the lighter flame to make another bump that will avoid the cone from slipping. You can practice this with another tube, vertically is easier and more tidy. Gravity will help us make perfect bumps.
Step 8
The Hot Perch is finished.
