Juvenile Steelhead and Atlantic salmon parr are skilled surface hunters that have their attention fixed to the surface as soon as insects start swarming at the river bank.

Millions of years of training have made them what they are, and it is when conditions are perfect they take full advantage of the food on the surface…The temperature in the river and the air is a critical element of their surface activity – something we, as anglers, will experience when we target the adult fish entering the river.

Traditionally anglers target steelhead on the river’s surface during summer and into late autumn. Many different wake fly patterns have been designed for this highly specialized sport that draws anglers deep into the wilderness of Oregon and British Columbia. Many fly patterns are designed to wake subtly. Others are made to be fished more actively.

Rivers are turbulent, and the light is low – Spotting the fly on the river surface can be challenging, so we decided to make some visible wake flies.

Anglers have been fishing this new steelhead wake fly pattern on different rivers in British Columbia and Oregon season 2014 – 15 –  and the results have been great. We call this tube fly The FlashBack Bug.

We have tied the fly in 3 sizes similar to flies tied on # 1 – 4 – 8 hooks
It features our Riffling Hitch tube system, and the fly wakes perfectly in the rough and calm water.

Photo: Mr Loren Irving

We have combined some of the favoured steelhead wake fly patterns in the design of the FlashBack Bug and used some of the best fly tying material available to create a wake fly that would perform perfectly.

The iridescent foam used as back on the fly reflects the light and makes the fly glow upon the river even in poor light conditions.

Photo © of iridescent snake Mr Marc A. Spataro

Iridescent: Opalescent, shimmering, luminous, glittering, sparkling, dazzling, shining, gleaming, kaleidoscopic, rainbow-coloured –

We have many words for this highly attractive-looking material that we find with animals on land and in water –

Iridescence (also known as goniochromism) is the property of certain surfaces that appear to change colour as the angle of view or illumination changes. It is often created by structural colouration.

We have combined the iridescent colors with soft 2-millimeter sheets of black EVA foam to create this great looking fly tying material

 2014 konkurrence vinder

Fluefisker og skribent Rasmus Ovesen tog vores Tube Rat fluer dybt ind i Mongoliet for at fiske efter store Taimen (Hucho Taimen) – Rasmus og venner fangede flere fisk på vores rørflue-rotter, med den største på; 90 cm. og 15 lb. Rasmus fangede også en monster fisk på 125 cm  på en Craft Fur Streamer , men det er en anden historie… Rasmus er dette års vinder af Fishmadman konkurrence.

SE VORES NYE TUBE RATS

Stort tørt tillykke fra Fishmadman

Top fluefisker og fotograf; Ian Martin skrev til os fra Gaspe elven – Her med en dejlig fisk fanget på Monster Tube Caddis  Se mere fra Ian Martin

Foto venligst udlånt af Tom Derry Director of Wild Steelhead Funding Native Fish Society – Steelhead fanget på  Flashback Bug

The Flashback Bug

Denne sommer har steelhead fiskere testet dette nye fluemønster, ved forskellige elve i Britisk Columbia og Oregon, og resultaterne har været fantastiske. Fluen blev døbt; FlashBack Bug af  steelhead veteran Loren Irving fra Bend i Oregon.

Vi har bundet dem i 3 størrelser svarende til fluer bundet på  # 1 – 4 og 8 kroge
Fluerne er bundet på vores Riffling Hitch rør, og skater perfekt, både på stille og turbulent vand.

Benyt lejligheden nu, og få 2 af hver størrelse FlashBack Bug + 6 modhagerløse Ichiban kroge, samlet i en praktisk plastboks.

NB. Tilbud gælder til.o.m 5 Februar 2015

Juniperus Virginiana eller Rødt cedertræ, har i århundreder været brugt som et middel til at, holde møl væk fra tøj – Det er faktisk den stærke lugt fra cedertræet, der camouflere duften af de ting, som møl ønsker at lægge deres æg på, så som: pels og fjer.

En rapport fra University of California i Davis, forklare faktisk, at Rødt cedertræ, med tiden også vil dræbe larver af de møl, der har fundet vej til dit tøj eller fluebinding materiale.

Gør hvad du kan for at holde møl væk fra dinne fjer og hår… og gør dette ved at lægge vores Red Cedar Bug-Cards, i dit fluebindingsudstyr – Opbevar dine ting i plasticposer og skift dine Red Cedar Bug-Cards hvert 3 – 4 år

Vi på Fishmadman har gjort dette i årtier, og har (bank under bordet) ikke haft nogen problemer med møl.

Dear Flyfisher: Welcome to yet another newsletter from Fishmadman – We have come to the beginning of a new season for Atlantic Salmon – and steelhead

Season 2014 was not a very god year for the Atlantic salmon – and many concerning words has been written about the problems this fantastic fish is facing.

We hope for a better year in 2015 and recommend that you follow the great achievements of NASF (North Atlantic Salmon Fund) and Native Fish Society that work to help Atlantic Salmon and steelhead.

We do also hope that you in 2015 might take the opportunity to make someone  interested in fishing  – We need more people to be passionate about our sport and the fish we fish for – we believe that passionate people will help to preserve our fantastic rivers and the fish that run them.
  
This time we have a winner for the annual Fishmadman competition – Stories about a good-bug that made the day – and a wooden card that will keep bad-bugs away.

Tight lines from Per and Jesper

FISHMADMAN COMPETITION 2014

One of several Taimen (Hucho taimen) that Rasmus Ovesen caught on Mice flies – was waked on the surface.

 The 2014 winner

Danish sports journalist Mr Rasmus Ovesen took our Tube Rat deep into Mongolia to catch big Taimen (Hucho taimen) – Mr Ovesen and friends caught some fine fish on our Tube-rodents with the biggest topwater fish at 90 centimetres (35.4 inches) and 15 lb – Rasmus also caught a monster fish of 125 centimetres (50 inches) on a Craft Fur Streamer… Rasmus is this year’s winner of the Fishmadman competition.

Congratulation from Fishmadman

See our NEW TUBE RATS

Top angler and photographer, The late Mr Ian Martin, wrote us: from the Gaspé rivers with a nice fish caught on the Monster Tube Caddis See more from Mr Ian Martin

Dedicated salmon angler and director of the famous Oresund Aquarium: Mr Jens Peder Jeppesen with an 85 centimetres September salmon from the Swedish Morrum River

Low-water specialist Mr Jerry Rothman with one of many October fish from Scotland – caught on a small Red Frances flies.

Photo with a curtsy of Tom Derry, Director of Wild Steelhead Funding Native Fish Society – Steelhead caught on the Flashback Bug

The Flashback Bug

Steelhead anglers have been fishing this new steelhead bug on different rivers in BC and Oregon this summer, and the results have been great. It was named The FlashBack Bug by steelheader Loren Irving from Oregon. We have tied it in 3 sizes like flies on 1 – 4 – 8 hooks. It features our Riffling Hitch tube system and wakes perfectly in rough and calm water.

Please take the opportunity now and get 2 of each size FlashBack Bugs + 6 hooks in our tube fly box.

NB. Offer last until the 5 of February 2015

Juniperus Virginiana, or Red Cedar, has been used for centuries as a product to keep moths away from your clothing – It is the strong smell of the Red Cedar that helps to cover up the smell of the things that the moth wants to lay their eggs on like fur and feathers –

A report from the University of California at Davis suggests that, over time, Red Cedar will kill the moth larvae that may have found their way to your cloth or fly-tying material.

Do what you can to keep the moth´s away… and keep our Red Cedar Bug-Cards alongside your fly-tying equipment – Keep things in plastic bags and change the Red Cedar Bug-Cards every  3 – 4 years.

We at Fishmadman have done so for decades and have (knock on wood) not had any problems with the moths.