NEEDLE FLIES
DISCONTINUED
Needle Flies have
now been replaced by Needle Tubes
A Needle Fly Tying Kit
FOR MAKING SLIM SALMON AND SEA TROUT NEEDLE FLIES
NOTE: This kit
is for making Needle Flies (i.e. flies dressed on sewing
needles) NOT Needle Tube Flies
The Needle Fly was devised in the
late nineteen nineties and precedes the more recently developed
Needle Tube Flies
, examples of which is shown to the right.
NEEDLE FLIES
Needle Flies
for Sea trout,
Salmon and Steelhead
The Needle Fly was devised by
John Gray, as a slim and
lightweight alternative to tube
flies and Waddingtons, for late
night sea trout fishing on the
River Earn in Perthshire. It
also proved effective for
salmon.
For those who would like to make
their own Needle Flies, a Kit is
now available in our
ONLINE SHOP
This kit has been put together
for those who would like to tie
their own Needle Flies but might
find some of the components (
such as PVC tubing) not readily
available. It does not include
fly tying tools or standard fly
tying materials. This kit should
be purchased and handled only by
adults with some experience of
fly tying.
Included in the kit are two
Needle Flies tied by John Gray.
PRICE £19.99
with free UK delivery on
all orders over £60
The kit does not include
fly tying tools, thread
or materials. To
complete the Needle Fly,
in addition to the
components listed below,
you will need standard
fly tying tools, thread,
varnish and dressing
materials such as
squirrel hair.
Included in the kit are
the following
components:
One plastic fly box
twelve
assorted needles
One length of strong
monofilament nylon (for
needle loop)
twelve
assorted treble hooks
Three lengths of PVC
tubing (for treble hook
sleeves)
Instructions
2 sample Needle Flies
tied by John Gray
For illustrated instructions on
tying the Needle Fly, see:
Using the needle Fly Kit
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SAFETY
Fishing hooks and needles may cause injury.
The construction of the Needle
Fly, as in all fly tying, involves the risk of
minor injuries from hook and needle points etc.
It is essential that you wear
a safe and effective form of eye protection,
such as safety glasses, when handling and using
needles and hooks,
as needles and some hooks are brittle and may
break when bent.
It is also important to wear effective head and
eye protection when fly fishing.
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Attaching
the Needle Fly
STEP 1
- Thread the line through the "eye"
of the Needle fly and attach one of
the specially adapted treble
hooks.
STEP 2
- Carefully push the point of the
needle into the plastic sleeve on
the treble hook until the plastic
stop on the needle touches the
sleeve.
Step 1
Step 2
It is important to wear effective
head and eye protection when fly
fishing.
Attached Needle Fly
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Click on the above image to enlarge
Details of the needle fly were first
published in the article, "Needles
for Sewin", by John Gray, Trout & Salmon magazine,
September 1999
*** NEW FOR THE SALMON
AND SEA TROUT FLY TYER
***
GRAY'S NEEDLE TUBES
fine
stainless steel tubes with an outside
diameter of only 1.5 mm
the
thinnest metal fly tying tubes
available online
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More from Grays of Kilsyth
Illustrated below are some of the needle tubes and tube
flies; trout, salmon and sea trout flies; spinheads; fly
tying accessories, some of them unique and available online
only from Grays of Kilsyth, e.g. our ultra-slim stainless
steel fly tying Needle Tubes and Needle Tube Flies.
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Quick Product Links
Our Needle Tubes and boxed selections of
trout, sea trout and salmon flies are available in our
online fly shop with free UK delivery on all orders
over £60. All online
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