NEEDLE TUBE FLIES
A selection of Salmon and
Sea Trout Needle Tube Flies dressed on Grays Needle Tubes
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Illustrated above are just
a few examples of flies dressed on Grays slim
stainless steel Needle Tubes |
The first needle tube flies, dressed on fine
stainless steel needle tubes with an outside diameter of
only 1.5mm, were developed by Grays of Kilsyth for late
night sea trout fishing. Since their introduction in 2008,
and successful early results, the slim needle tubes have
proven successful also as a base for tying a whole range of
fine bodied flies for salmon and steelhead. They may also be
easily adapted for other predatory species. Their great
attraction lies in:
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their extremely slim profile, which is
ideally suited to the creation of long slender fish-like lures
as well as very small minitubes
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their simplicity in dressing, as they
require no body dressing
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their ability to cut through the surface
quickly and sink to a good fishing depth (about the same
depth as a traditional salmon double of Waddington lure)
fishing more deeply than a plastic or aluminium tube fly
but not quite as deeply as a copper or brass tube
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Their greater ease of casting, on single
or double handed rods and on floating or sinking lines,
than the heavier and bulkier copper tubes
Needle Tube Fly Selections
from Grays of Kilsyth
Shown below are
selections of Needle Tube Flies for salmon and sea trout
fishing, dressed on Grays Needle Tubes
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Scottish Shrimp Needle Tube Flies |
Sea
Trout Needle Tube Flies |
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A boxed selection of one
dozen Minitube flies dress on 10mm long
needle tubes |
A boxed selection of one
dozen Tube flies dress on 25mm and 35mm
long needle tubes |
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Shrimp Needle Tube Flies |
Minitube Needle Tube Flies |
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A boxed selection of one
dozen Spey Shrimp flies dress on 15mm
long needle tubes |
A boxed selection of one
dozen Minitube flies dress on 10mm long
needle tubes |
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Blackback Needle Tube Flies |
Wee
Monkey Needle Tube Flies |
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A boxed selection of ten
Blackback tube flies dress on 15mm long
needle tubes |
A boxed selection of one
dozen Wee Monkey tube flies dress on
15mm long needle tubes |
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Needle Tube Fly Success
Since their introduction in 2008, Needle
Tube Flies have recorded many notable catches
internationally, among them North American steelhead to 16
lbs and Pacific salmon to 30lbs; Norwegian salmon to 36 lbs;
Canadian Atlantic salmon to 34lbs; Welsh sea trout to over 16lbs; Scottish salmon to 21lbs
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