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The Monkey salmon tube fly has gained
popularity in recent years on Scottish salmon fishing rivers. Originally dressed
using monkey hair, this tube fly has caught the imagination of salmon
fishers and fly tyers and has spawned numerous variants, such as
those illustrated below. The salmon tube flies shown here have been
dressed, using Arctic fox hair, on ultra slim stainless steel needle
tubes, made in Scotland by Grays of Kilsyth. The needle tubes offer
an alternative to the conventional salmon fly tying tubes, allowing the fly
dresser to create a range of tube flies of varying length and
weight, a bit heavier than the conventional plastic and aluminium
tubes , yet lighter, and slimmer, than the traditional brass and copper tube
flies.
Wee Monkeys
Wee Monkey Salmon Tube Fly - Yellow
Materials
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Tube: 15 mm Gray's needle tube |
| Hackle:
Cock hackle about 2cms long |
| Underwing:
short bunch of Arctic fox
hair about 3 cms long |
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Wing: Longer Arctic fox hair
(about 5-6 cms) with a few stands of Krystal Flash under |
Wee Monkey Salmon Tube Fly - Green
Wee Monkey Salmon Tube Fly - Orange
Wee Monkey Salmon Tube Fly - Dee
Wee Monkey Salmon Tube Fly - Blue
Wee Monkey Salmon Tube Fly - Pink
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