Following on from the earlier articles on
Grays Needle
Tubes and Needle Tube Flies I
thought I might post here a few more examples of salmon flies
dressed on these ultra slim stainless steel tubes. Ally Gowans's Cascade
pattern has proved to be one of the most popular and successful of
salmon flies in recent years. This very attractive pattern, like Ally's
Shrimp before it, lends itself to tying on single, double or treble
hooks or on all kinds of tubes. It has also been the subject of many
small variations in use of materials. After all, what fly dresser can
resist a slight modification here and there, just to put his own stamp
on his flies. I am no different and am partial to a bit of
experimentation, changing a hackle here, a colour there, in the hope
that the salmon will not turn their noses up at a somewhat unfamiliar
and strange looking cascade shrimp.
A fairly standard Cascade Needle Tube Shrimp Fly .......
see
Salmon Flies
A Fiery Cascade Needle Tube Fly ....... see
Salmon Flies
A Highland Cascade Needle Tube Fly ....... see
Salmon Flies
A Cascade Shrimp variant with a change of hackle .....
An array of Cascade salmon flies dressed on Grays Needle
Tubes .....
The above flies were dressed on Grays Needle Tubes,
developed and manufactured in Scotland by Grays of Kilsyth. They are
available online at
www.graysofkilsyth.com
