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Sea trout tube fly Newsletter February 2014

Jesper Fohrmann — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 23:56:16 +0000

Dear flyfisherman

The vision behind Fishmadman is to develop fly fishing for salmon and trout while collecting interesting information and historical benchmarks on our sport.

This time we have the pleasure of showing you some of the latest and one of the oldest fishing lures we have yet seen …

Tight lines Per Jesper

The newsletter this time

Series of coastal tube-flies
Greenland lure with feather
A photo of the man who invented the tube fly
A rare glimpse of a favoured snack for salmon and steelhead

Sea trout tube fly

The assortment of trout fly patterns contains 10 well-known Danish sea trout flies, tied on a 1.4-millimeter tube – 5 ps. Owner ST -36 BC hooks in # 14-16 – a piece of PVC-free hook-guard that can be cut to the length you prefer, as well as a strong and practical plastic box from Lawson – Last but not least a detailed description of how you tie an L- RIG *

Total price $44.50 in the Fishmadman shop

Tube fly for coastal sea trout

The tube fly a different still water fly
Sea-trout tube fly have been tested and described several times during the development of coastal fly fishing here in Scandinavia but it’s never really become popular. That’s a shame as the tube fly offers fly-fisher a different opportunity to present a fly to the sea trout that can be quite selective in its pursuit of prey. Inshore fishing with fly and saltwater flies for sea trout is basically the same as we know from put and take fishing in fresh water … where the angler must bring life and movement to the fly – with a little ingenuity tube flies can easily be shaped to fit into this type of fishing

Difficult to hook
Anyone who has ever tried to fish for sea-trout in rivers, estuaries or in the ocean know that sea-trout can be notoriously difficult to hook and small needle sharp hooks have for generations been the best tool for this difficult job.

The L-RIG may double your hook-up ratio
Small treble hooks are superior for hooking sea-trout – and the easiest way to exploit this is to replace the traditional single hook flies with a coastal tube fly, which allows the angler to tie on a small treble hook – either fixed or loose.
The loose treble has been the starting point for interesting studies that show that you can increase the amount of hooked sea trout up to 40 – 50% by mounting your hook in a so-called L- RIG * It’s Jens Bursell, editor of Fisk & Fri, which has developed the L-RIG and On his website you can read more about the L- RIG and how to use it

Per Fischer has tested the coastal tube flies on sea-trout – here a typical Danish sea trout caught on a tube zonker fished with an L-RIG

Do your own sea trout tube fly

Buy our 1.4-millimetre hard tube and needle to tie on

Buy our tube guard designed for the 1.4-millimetre tube

Superior dubbing material

Trout fishing techniques

We took the advice from pro-steelheaders in Canada and got the Arizona Semi Seal dubbing from John Rohmer – It proved to be one of the best dubbing materials for coastal sea-trout flies ever – 1000´s of sea trout anglers in Denmark is now using this material exclusively for various sea trout patterns…

See the 12 colours they prefer

Ancient fishing lure

To deceive and catch fish is an ancient and very important part of human evolution – so important that we are to this day still fascinated by and drawn to fishing activities.

When we saw this very early lure from Greenland , we knew that we had to show it to you …

The body is made of parts of a crabs claw or hard shell, the hook is beautifully shaped from a piece of iron … In one end there is still remains of a feather ones tied on … which probably makes it a kind of fly-ish … wouldn’t you say

The tube fly granddaddy

Few people know of the man who invented the tube fly – and in most books it is a woman (Mrs. Morawski) who in the 1940´s worked for a fly tying company in Scotland – who is credited for doing the first tube fly.
However, angler and writer Alexander Wanless from England in the early 30’s designed the first tube-fly – Originally created for fishing with spinning rod – which later turned out so perfect for fly rod .

This year, we finally managed to get a picture of the man behind the tube fly.
For more information on the first tube fly – Go to

A well-known snack

The North Sea Shrimp, Greenland Shrimp, Northern Scrimp or Pandalus Borealis as it is also called in Latin. Rarely seen in live – live in cold , deep water as you see, it is also coloured red prior to being cooked

Read more about the shrimp that is on the top of menu with salmon in the Atlantic and steelhead from the Pacific Ocean

Photo of Pandalus Borealis Mr. Niels Sloth Biopix

More from the deep

See other animals that salmon prey on at high sea´s – See our fantastic page

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Babine Bomber´s

Jesper Fohrmann — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 14:40:07 +0000

Babine Style Bombers

The holly grail of steelhead fishing lies in British Columbia, where rivers like the Bulkely, Skeena, Kispiox and Babine provide some of the best surface fishing for steelhead.

Loren Irving from Oregon has mailed us some of his favourite steelhead patterns – styled for the Babine river

Babine style Bomber

These three sizes 6 – 4 Bombers come from the fly box of Loren Irving from Bend, Oregon, and were some of the first he tied some 20 years ago. They were inspired by his fishing partners Frank Cammack and Jim Bussard, two veteran steelheaders from Bend as well. According to Loren, these flies were used in Northern BC Rivers: Bulkley, Skeena, Kispiox and The Babine.

These flies were used in a documentary film produced in the mid 90″s by Pierce Clegg, who then owned the Babine Norlakes Lodge, to show the tendency of BC Steelhead to very actively come to the surface to Bombers and waking flies. Loren Irving – steelhead fisher

Mr Irving favours the Green Butt Bomber and switches to a Brown Bomber as a follow-up fly, as his friend Jim Bussard suggested.

These are Bombers styled to be fished as wake flies – or swinging bombers – fished across the river on a tight line, making them drag in the surface

See more on our wake flies

Read more about Bomber styling on our page Bomber salmon and steelhead fly

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Wake, skate and dry flies for steelhead

Jesper Fohrmann — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:52:12 +0000

Above: A Skeena River steelhead caught on a dead-drifted Black Tube Bomber ™ Picture with courtesy of Mr Chad Black

Wake fly, dry fly, and skating flies are fishing forms closely associated with fly fishing for steelhead. The way of fishing is only truly efficient when conditions and time are correct, but anglers will prepare and gear up for the climax of fly fishing with great anticipation. Some steelhead anglers would say: Fishing on the top – is the only proper way to catch this great fish.

Surface fishing for Atlantic salmon and sea-trout is a possibility during summer – But when low temperatures starts creeping up on angler in Europa and eastern Canada – salmon and sea-trout turn their attention away from waking and dead drifting flies – But steelhead can go ballistic on wake flies On a cold October mornings

Steelhead angler and Director of Wild Steelhead Funding with Native Fish Society: Mr Tom Derry Fish on the top for steelhead in British Columbia – Tom is using the Monster Tube Caddis steelhead tube fly.

The Monster Tube Caddis steelhead tube fly. – A modern tube wake fly based on the riffling hitch tube fly system – where the leader is inserted on an angle in the tube as opposed to the front of the tube – See more details on the Monster Tube Caddis wake fly in our shop

Dead-Drifting Dry Flies for Steelheads

In alignment with the behaviour of all Salmonidae, steelhead-parr primarily focuses their attention upward for a significant portion of the season. Employing the technique of dead-drifting dry flies is a straightforward approach to enticing adult steelhead into striking.

Dry Fly Steelhead

Preferred fly patterns for dead drifting include renowned options such as Clark’s Stonefly, Wulff flies, Humpy, and Bombers.

Definition of Dead-Drift Fishing: This term describes a classic technique wherein anglers allow the fly to drift motionless on the river surface, in contrast to actively waking the fly.

The 1950s: The Steelhead Bee – Pioneering Dry Fly Pattern for Steelheads

Roderick Haig-Brown, a prolific author on sport and a devoted fly fisherman, is widely regarded as the true pioneer in surface fishing for steelhead. Mr. Haig-Brown made crucial discoveries related to steelhead fly patterns, laying the foundation for the development of steelhead wake flies and the corresponding fishing style we recognize today.

Image Caption: A stunning hen fish caught using a Steelhead Bee, a fly pattern created by Mr. Roderick Haig-Brown from Vancouver.

Above Superior holding pool for steelhead on the Skeena River system – Big boulders and safety in the medium deep water will have the steelhead resting in these areas. A well-presented dead drifting dry fly or a slowly moving wake fly like the Grantham Sedge or Steelhead Beetle could bring the fish to the oily surface. Picture with courtesy of Chad Black Nicholas Dean Lodge

Dead-Drifting a dry fly in one minute

Wake Fly for Steelhead: Mastering Surface Fishing

The steelhead, a notably surface-active member of the Salmonidae family, elevates fly fishing to its pinnacle when pursued on the water’s top layer. From summer well into autumn, steelhead display an aggressive response to flies skated or waked across the surface. Dedicated steelhead anglers have meticulously crafted fly patterns over decades, with these flies proving effective in both turbulent and calm waters. Notable wake fly patterns include the Waller Walker, Wag’s Walker, Pooldozer, Air B.C., The Ska-Opper, and The Grantham Sedge, among others. These patterns serve as a testament to the artistry and skill involved in enticing steelhead to strike on the surface.

Pulling flies in the surface is about creating a commotion – In some cases the wake could be the main attraction and the fly could literally be secondary

Utilizing Regular Flies for Riffling Hitch Technique

Dragging regular wet flies on the surface (Portland Hitch) or using tiny tube flies fished on an angle is a long-established technique for Atlantic salmon that works fine for steelhead. One could call Riffling Hitch fishing a quiet way of skating or waking a fly – but it would not be all correct as the actual presentation of the fly could be different on a steelhead river versus a salmon river – To see more on the riffling hitch technique see our pages on the subject.

Bulky Waking Flies for Steelhead: The Impact of Materials

In the realm of conventional steelhead wake flies, the incorporation of voluminous, buoyant materials such as deer hair and EVA-foam (Ethylene-vinyl acetate) is a common and effective practice. The substantial size and buoyancy of these materials play a crucial role in creating a pronounced wake as the fly moves across the water’s surface.

Famous versions of the Bomber have been honed into shape to perform well on the surface – when fished across the river.

Steelhead wake flies on tube

Innovative Tube Wake Flies for Steelhead Fishing

We’ve revolutionized the approach to crafting steelhead wake flies by introducing the riffling hitch tube system into known and new steelhead patterns.

Why Tube Flies?

At Fishmadman, we specialize in tube flies designed for surface and sub-surface fishing. Scandinavian anglers widely embrace tube flies, a preference we share due to their versatility and ease of use. These flies enable precise presentations of large and small patterns, accommodating various water flow conditions.

A Simple Solution for Wake Flies

Say goodbye to intricate hitch knots and the need for technical expertise on knot positioning concerning hook slope and river flow. With our adaptation of the riffling hitch system, all you need to do is thread the leader through the hole in the tube’s belly and attach a hook of your choice, and you’re ready to start your fishing adventure.

Our Journey in Steelhead Surface Fishing:

As devoted surface anglers, we recognize the significance of attention to detail and styling in local waters. With over a decade of collaboration with anglers across North America, we’ve successfully developed more than a dozen exceptional steelhead tube wake flies. These flies have gained popularity among guides and steelhead enthusiasts in the North West. (Explore some of these flies here)

Tube wake version of the Bomber.

It is said that Mr E. Smith designed the first Bomber pattern in the 1960s. Mr Smith designed the fly as a commotion fly to fish Atlantic Salmon in the Miramichi River in New Brunswick. The fly pattern proved very successful on salmon and soon spread to steelhead anglers in the West, who changed the overall design to enable it to wake better. Some even shape their Bomber to work with a dive and pop-up motion.

Right: The Rusty Brown Bomber conceived by steelhead guide John Hazel in 1979. A favourite Bomber pattern with many steel headers – Here, done the Tube Bomber way.

To make Bombers perform better/differently when used as a wake fly, West Coast anglers may also tie their Bombers with sparse or simply no hackle at all

Bomber-influenced wake flies like; Moose Turd – Cigar Butt – Purple Bomber – Air B.C are chosen versions for commotion fishing

Photo: The famous Moose Turd wake fly by Bill McMillan – done the Fishmadman way on our Riffling Hitch Tube – The arrow show`s the entrance hole for the leader. This is a dependable way of getting a fly pattern to pull to the surface and wake. Big and long wake fly patterns benefit much from this transition – like the tube fly fitted with a small wide gape hook (like a coarse fishing carp hook) – will weigh less than a conventional fly tied on a long shank hook – furthermore, tube fly patterns do not have leverage issues that so often is associated with flies tied on bigger single hooks. The fly wake´s effortlessly and look vibrant on the surface. The tube allows for multiple choices of hooks and hook settings.

Right: Our version of the classic steelhead fly, the Rusty Brown Bomber, Tied on our Riffling Hitch tube

Babine River style Bombers

We have been fortunate to work with some longtime steelhead anglers on a new Bomber project – producing unique versions of the Bomber styled for rivers like; The Bulkley, Skeena, Kispiox and the Babine.

Above: The Green But Bomber wake fly

These two Bomber wake patterns were designed to fit our riffling hitch tube system by steelheader Mr Loren Irving from Oregon. His fishing inspired the fly composition and styling partners Mr Frank Cammack and Mr Jim Bussard, two veteran steelheaders from Oregon.

Above: The Brown Bomber wake fly

Above: A favourite Bomber colour both for steelhead and Atlantic Salmon: The Aqua Blue Bomber wake fly

Wake and skate fly with a very different approach

The Ska-Opper

Some top water flies for steelhead are made to plough through the surface. Some are made to create a moderate wake; others, like the Ska-Opper or Quigley’s Dragon Gurgler, are designed for a more active life on the surface: bobbing, making a wake and spitting water.

Left: The Ska-Opper: A modern Skate/Popping fly by steelhead guide Mr Scott Howell – Here done on our Riffling Hitch tube.

Buy the Ska-Opper wake fly tied on a tube

Photo by Mr Adam Tavender

See the Ska-opper in use

The steelhead Beetle

The Steelhead Beetle is a wake fly pattern devised by Mr Rob Brown, a well-known angler in Terrace, BC. Here tied the Fishmadman way on our Riffling Hitch Tube – A wake fly that will work in rougher waters.

Buy Steelhead Beetle tied on tube

The Grease Liner

A classic steelhead wake fly pattern designed by Mr Harry Lemire in 1962. This pattern was once everybody’s favourite fly and a “must-have wake fly” in the fly box – but over time, flies that wake with greater ease were to substitute the Grease Liner.

We tie the Grease liner on our Riffling Hitch tube, and you will find that it wakes as well as any modern wake fly.

See fly in E-shop

The Grantham Sedge, a fly to create a small wake

Here we have made a version of the superb Grantham Sedge wake fly – Designed by Mr Ron Grantham – Fly is tied on our Riffling Hitch Tube. The tube will allow the hook to be turned in various positions facing down, up or on an angle allowing for different hook-up options.

The Grantham sedge wake fly works brilliantly in the back end of the pool way into the slick glide with a tiny wake

The Quigley’s Dragon Gurgler

Mr Bob Quigley originally devised the Quigley’s Dragon Gurgler wake fly. We have designed this version on Hitch Tube together with steelhead anglers from BC.

See fly in shop

The Monster Tube Caddis

The WAKE version of our Monster Tube Caddis – A special design we have perfected over the last years – Developed for steelhead fishing – but has also proved to work for salmon in lakes and rivers – A unique caddisfly imitation designed to bring curious fish to the top. Buy the wake Monster Tube Caddis here

The FlashBack Bug

Steelhead anglers have been fishing this new wake fly pattern on different rivers in British Columbia and Oregon since the summer of 2014, and the results have been great. It was later named The FlashBack Bug.

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

See fly in shop

See how we tie the Grantham Sedge On Tube

The Grantham sedge - a subtle wake fly

See our page on the Grantham Sedge – and the man behind the fly…

Fishmadman Nyhedsbrev oktober (Scandinavian version)

Jesper Fohrmann — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:37:19 +0000

Fishmadman konkurrence 2012
Fangster på Sunray Shadow
De første tørfluer til laks var britiske

Der vil være tekst og billeder i dette nyhedsbrev der kan findes andre steder på dette site

Fotos venligst udlånt af: Ian D Martin skribent/fotograf The Usual Press: Fly Fishing Publishers

Endnu en fiske sæson er til ende, og vi vil benytte lejligheden til at takke alle der har bidraget med tekst og billeder til vores årlige fiske event. Dette smukke foto fik vi tilsendt fra skribent og fotograf; Ian D. Martin.

Ian har Igennem sæsonen sent os flere beretninger og fotos, fra fantastiske fiskepladser i Canada. Ian skrev blandt andet:

“I har opfordret mig til at sende ind til FISHMADMAN konkurrencen i år. Snarere end et billede af en af de fisk jeg fangede på jeres fluer, tænkte jeg det kunne være rart at sende et foto fra elven “

Vinder af FISHMADMAN 2012 konkurrence

Fluefisker Jan Harry Åsen fra Norge, vinder dette års FISHMADMAN konkurrence med en fantastisk: + 14 kilo (+ 30 lb) atlanterhav laks. Jan Harry skrev til os:

“Fisk sprang ud af vandet for at tage den store Bright Green Tube Bomber – fra oven” Laksen blev fanget i den fantastiske Lakselv i det nordlige Norge, august 2012. Overskyet vejr. vandtemperaturen 11 grader Celsius. Krog anvendt: Owner STN-36BC Trekrog # 8 og 0,38 millimeter i forfangspids

Fluen laksen blev fanget på: Big High VIZ Green Tube Bomber ™

Storlaks på Black & White Zebra Sunray Shadow

Foto venligst udlånt af; Hotho Vestergård

Dansk storlaks-fisker Hotho Vestergård, sendt os dette billede fra Nordnorge, af en super laks på 10 kilo. Hotho bruges vores Zebra Sunray Shadow ™ i størrelse stor, til at fange en af flere laks i løbet af sin uge fisker i Nordnorge

Hotho Vestergård brugte Fishmadman Zebra Sunray Shadow ™ Se flue i vores E-Butik

Storlaks fanget på Green & Black Zebra Sunray Shadow ™

Sunray shadow sommer

Fotos venligst udlånt af; Jens Olav Flekke

Kendt fiskeprofil Jens Olav Flekke fra Norge, har sendt os et billede af denne smukke laks fra Nordnorge: 108 centimeter, fanget på en Black & Green Zebra Sunray Shadow ™. Jens skriver at; hans hustru Ellen Svendsen havde en lignende størrelse laks under deres fiske session. Denne fanget på en mindre Sunray Shadow med vinge af sort og grøn hår

Her en version af Black and Green Zebra Sunray Shadow ™ rigget med et lille dobbelt rørfluekrog – Jens Olav brugte en modhagerløs enkeltkrog fisket hængende i en løkke bag fluen. Se Green and Black Zebra gede hår i vores E-butik

Laks fra Gaspè halvøen fanget på Pearl Sunray Shadow

Foto venligst udlånt af; Raynald Ménard

Raynald Ménard sendt os dette klassiske senior og junior billede – og en super frisk sommer laks i de – 5 – 6 kilo`s størrelsen. Fisk fanget på en Pearl Sunray Shadow. ved Matane elven, på den berømte Gaspé halvøen

En flue til store grådige blank laks: Pearl Sunray Shadow Se flue i vores E-Butik

Hvad spiser laks i havet?

Se hvad laks spiser i havet – check vores side om dette emne

XXL rødding fanget på Tube Chernobyl Ants

Fotos venligst udlånt af;. Bo Jensen

Bo Jensen fra Danmark havde super fiskeri efter XXL havvandrende rødding, i Grønland denne sommer. Fiskeri gin klare elve, med Tube Tjernobyl Ant`s på forfanget. Bo fortæller at, den gennemsnitlige fjeldørred er 2 kilo, med større fisk på 7 kilo. Fluen fiskes i en vinkel på 60 ° nedstrøms og bringes tilbage; stribende med stop & go bevægelse.

Se vores udvalg af Tube Chernobyl Ants

Store steelheads fra canada`s Vestkyst

Foto venligst udlånt af; Chad Black, Nicholas Dean Lodge

Da steelhead tørflue sæsonen for alvor kom i gang på vestkysten af Canada, fik vi billeder af super steelheads fanget på vores Hitch Wake Serie (se tidligere nyhedsbrev) : Denne super fisk blev fanget på en Tube Grantham Sedge af Chad Black, i en bi-elv til Skeena elven. Fisken var 34,5 tommer lang med en omkreds på 16,5 tommer (87,63 X 41,91 centimeter) – cirka 12 lb. (5,44 kilo) baseret på Sturdys formel. Vi vil vende tilbage til nogle af disse fantastiske fisk i et andet nyhedsbrev

Tube Grantham Sedge – Se denne og andre i wake series

Laks fra Øvre Moise elv i Canada

Foto venligst udlånt af: Jocelin LeBlanc, Le Repère Des Mouchers – Landmark Flyshop

Ian D. Martin er forfatter & fotograf, kommer rundt til mange fantastiske fiske pladser – Denne sommer fik vi flere flotte rapporter fra hans fiskeri. Ian skrev os;

“Billeder ovenfor er fra Trinity River. Jeg fangede to fisk, den ene var helt nystegen! Jeg brugte jeres V-FLY, men det var ikke rigget til riffling hitch, men fisket som konventionel vådflue”

“Moisie fiskeri i morges blev aflyst på grund af meget vind, regn og tåge. Vi håber, det bliver bedre i eftermiddag, og at helikopteren kan flyve os til Mile 12 Pool i morgen”

“Hej Fishmadman: En lille fisk historie fra Øvre del af Moisie elven i Quebec. Denne plads er kun tilgængelig via helikopter.

Uden fisk hele dagen, med kun 30 minutter til helikopteren ankommer. Det var nettop da at en fin fisk viser sig, nær en stor sten ude i poolen. Jeg løb ned til elven og vadede hurtigt i stilling, og formår at lave et perfekt kast med V-FLY-rørflue. Fisken bed første gang den så fluen – ret som helikopteren ankom. Vi afkrogede og genudsatte hurtigt den smukke Moisie laks: på 14 lb. og 35 tommer – (6,3 kilo og 89 centimeter) – Jeg måtte pakke sammen lynhurtigt og skynde mig til helikopteren hvor en utålmodig pilot ventede med rotoren i gang”

Billed venligst udlånt af; Ian D Martin Fly Fishing writer/photographer The Usual Press: Fly Fishing Publishers

Havørred på overfladen

Foto venligst udlånt af; Mikkel Hemmeshøj

Dansk havørred specialist; Mikkel Hemmeshøj med en af flere havørreder fanget ved overfladefisker fiskeri med Mad Dog Wake flue Danmark har sandsynligvis noget af verdens bedste havørred fiskeri, og 100 `vis af trofæ fisk i de 5 – 10 kilo klassen bliver fanget hver sæson, mange af disse fisk er fanget på wake fluer ligesom Mad Dog fra Fishmadman (Wake flue= Bule flue som de også benævnes i Danmark

Mad Dog flue fra Fishmadman, er designet af dansk havørredfisker; Dan Karby, til fiskeri i Vejle Å-systeme. I Vejle Å fiskes der både dag og nat med bule fluer. Se flue i vores E-shop

Foto venligst udlånt af: Ian D Martin Fly Fishing writer/photographer The Usual Press: Fly Fishing Publishers

Med dette smukke sensommer billede fra Canada vil vi takker alle, der har deltaget, og håber, at vi har kunnet inspirere dig til at deltage i vores lille sportsbegivenhed i 2013…Bemærk forøvrigt; Den lille hytte på toppen af bakken i højre hjørne af Ian `s billede … Sikke et sted ! .

De første tørfluer til laks var engelske !

Når du læser bøger om laksefiskeri, vil du sikkert blive fortalt, at laksetørflue fiskeri og fluer til sådant fiskeri kom fra Nordamerika – Denne sommer lært vi, at det ikke kunne være hele sandheden. Den første optegnelse af laksetørflue fiskeri og specielt designede fluer, kom sandsynligvis fra et Farlow 1909 fiskegrej katalog. Det er en Major J.R Fraser der fortæller briterne om hans fiskeri med tørfluen…

Disse interessante fakta kommer fra Perry Munro, en ældre fluefisker på Nova Scotia lystfisker. Perry har nettop et: 1910 Farlow katalog i sin besiddelse – Faktisk trykte Farlow Major JR Frazer historien og produceret flue serien i 10 år

Læs den fantastiske 1909 historien af Major JR Fraser `s og tage et nærmere kig på denne super serie af fluer Klik her

Det var alt for denne gang – vi snakkes snart ved : Per & Jesper

Per & Jesper

☛ Støt Orri Vigfússon og NASF i at redde Atlanterhavlaksen Gå til NASF`s side – og se hvordan ! ☚

Kunne du tænke dig at få vores nyhedsbrev – Men du har ikke meldt dig til endnu ? Klik her..så kan du ordne det

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Steelhead flue i overfladen feb. 2012 (Scandi. version)

Jesper Fohrmann — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:04:54 +0000

Steelhead flue på toppen
Riffling Hitch på Exploits elven

Der vil være tekst og billeder i dette nyhedsbrev der kan findes andre steder på dette site

Steelhead på toppen

Steelhead fra Skeena elven fanget på en sort Tube Bomber ™ – Bomber er en kendt steelhead flue – Fisket både Dead-drift og wake`d over elven. Billede venligst udlånt af Chad Black Nicholas Dean Lodge

Boende i det nordlige Europa er man er velsignet med fiskemuligheder – Nogle af verdens bedste lakse elve er bogstaveligt talt blot få timer væk … Overflade fiskeri efter laks og havørred er bestemt en mulighed i løbet af sommeren, men når efterårets temperaturer falder over elv-dalen her i Europa, så vender laks og havørred deres opmærksomhed væk fra overfladen. Synkeliner og ditto forfang er nu nødvendige for at holde fluen i den rigtige dybde.

På vestkysten af Canada kan en frostklar efterår morgen, meget vel betyde: fiskeri på overfladen efter steelhead! – Når temperaturen falder, vil store fisk hvile i pools og vil blive tiltrukket af fluer trukket langsomt over overfladen

Dead-drifting tørflue efter steelhead

Som alle Salmonidae; har steelhead smolten opmærksomheden rette mod overfladen det meste af sæsonen – og fiskeri med en dead drift`et tørflue er en gængs metode, til at fange voksne steelheads – Flue mønstre som: Clark `s Stonefly- Wulff fluer – og Bomber`s er favoritter blandt steelheadèrs på canadas vestkyst

Rusty Brown Bomber: En steelhead flue i absolut særklasse – Her lavet på Fishmadman Tube Bomber vis – Canadiske vest-kyst Bombers er ofte style`t anderledes end dem, du findes på østkysten af Nordamerika. På østkysten vil laksefiskere ofte fiske Bombers ved dead-drift – På vestkysten kan Bomberen være style`t til; Skate eller Wake fiskeri – Altså bevægelse. Bombers som; Moose Turd – Purple Bomber og Cigar Butt er eksempler på special udgaver af Bomber`s fluefiskere bruger på Vestkysten.

Her: The Moose Turd en steelhead flue designet til wake fiskeri – Ligesom mange andre wake fluer er den skabt uden hackle. Her en Moose Turd bundet på et Fishmadman`s Hitch Tube rør i 3.3 millimeter – Pilen indikere indgangs hullet til forfanget.

Skated Steelhead flue

Steelhead`s er i langt højere grad end Atlanterhavs laks, tiltrukket af fluer der er i bevægelse i overflade, og vil reagere aggressivt på fluer fisket aktivt, både sommer og efterår. Steelhead fiskere har således designet fluer til dette fiskeri i årtier – fluer, der vil virke på overfladen – i hårdt og roligt vand. Steelhead flue mønstre som Waller Walker, Wag`s Walker, The Ska-opper, Moose Turd og Grantham Sedge

Her den berømte Grantham Sedge fra Mr. Grantham`s hånd – En top steelhead flue, der med sit diminutive wake spor er særligt egnet til det glatte vand bagerst i poolen

Riffling Hitch

At trække hitchede vådfluer i overfladen, eller i stedet bruge en Riffling Hitch-rørfluer er gangbare teknikker til atlanterhav`s laks. Teknikken virker også godt til steelhead. Man kunne kalde Riffling Hitch fiskeri: en rolig måde at, Skate eller Wake en flue – men det ville alligevel ikke være helt korrekt, da den egentlige præsentation af fluen kan være anderledes på en steelhead elv kontra en lakseelv. Lakse-fiskeren ønsker i nogen grad at; holde Riffling Hitch fluen oppe og forhindre den i at dykke – Steelhead fiskeren ville derimod drage nytte af at, fluen dykker under vand – for derefter at, poppe op igen for at hitche videre. Se mere om Riffling Hitch

Fluen; Skunk… er et traditionel steelhead flue mønster, ofte bundet på enkeltkrog. Mønster anvendes tit som en Riffling Hitch flue – Her har vi bundet den på vores Fishmadman hitch rør, monteret med en lille Owner # 10 STD-36BC dobbelt krog

Wake & Skate serien

Sammen med guider fra en af Canadas bedste steeelhead lodges: Nicholas Dean Lodge, har vi udviklet en lille serie Wake & Skate – Serie består af variationer over 4 afprøvede steelhead flue mønstre – Alle fluer bundet på vores super hitch rør

Wake & Skate fluer har også vist sig at være gode til vores skandinaviske havørred samt fjeldørreder i Grønland
Wake & Skate fluer har også vist sig at være gode til vores skandinaviske havørred samt fjeldørreder i Grønland
Wake & Skate fluer har også vist sig at være gode til vores skandinaviske havørred samt fjeldørreder i Grønland
fluer er bundet på vores overlegne 3,2 millimeter Flexible rør, der holder en lang række forskellige kortskaftede-kroge. (short shank)De 4 mønstre dækker både fiskesituationer i roligt og hårdt vand

The Grease liner en klassisk steelhead flue til roligt vand

The Grantham Sedge: En meget neutral steelhead flue designet af; Ron Grantham fra Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada. Grantham Sedge er en af de mest benyttede wake fluer til steelhead – Og en steelhead flue både til sommer og efterår –

The Steelhead Bug: En Steelhead flue designet af Rob Brown fra Terrace i BC Steelheader og lodge manager Chad Black fra Nicholas Dean Lodge har hjulpet os med at omforme dette mønster til rør.

The Ska-Opper – En steelhead flue designet af steelhead guide Scott Howel – Denne særlige Wake flue er skabt til et mere aktivt fiskeri i overfladen. En sammenblanding af Wake & poppe fiskeri. Læs mere om Ska-opper og se hvordan du bruger den via denne side

Besøg butikken med fluer

Din næste overflade fisketur….

Fiskeri efter steelhead i overfladen anses af mange fluefiskere, for toppen af fluefiskeri – Således er det også øverst på Fishmadman`s ønske liste – så vi spurgte camp chef; Chad Black fra Nicholas Dean Lodge – Om han ville lave en lille beretning om sæsonen ved Skeena elven på Canadas vestkyst.

Steelhead fanget på Steelhead Bee En Steelhead flue af; Roderick Haig-Brown fra Vancouver BC. Billede venligst udlånt af Chad Black Nicholas Dean Lodge

At fiske steelhead i overfladen - af Chad Black

“På den nederste del af Skeena elven, er det bedste tørflue fiskeri efter steelhead, fra midten af august frem til midten af oktober. Der er bestemt muligheder på begge sider af disse datoer, men det er i dette tidsrum at, dedikerede steelhead fiskere, med rimelighed kan finde tørflue-fiske forhold.
Vandstanden er faldende og måske vigtigst; vandtemperaturen er relativt høj. Under disse betingelser, vil du møde, steelhead, der er aggressive, til tider legende, og først og fremmst; villig til at jagte en flue, der bliver fisket langsomt hen over overfladen, i en sten fyldt pool.

Dette fiskeri er simpelthen noget af det mest fascinerende fiskeri man kan opleve – og min favorit måde at, fange steelheads på.”

For at have succes når du fisker steelhead ved Skeena – er der her et par vigtige ting du bør huske

Du er nødt til at finde holding pools – hvor der er rimelig chance for at, kunne fiske med tørflue. Dybe og tank-agtige pools er gode steder, her vil steelheads holde til i længere tid, men disse steder er meget vanskelige at, fiske med tørflue. Det du leder efter er pools med et dejlig jævnt flow – Gode muligheder for at vade og en gennemsnits dybde på to til seks meter dybde, helst med mange store sten, og gerne med et stærkt stryg i bunden af poolen.
Du er nødt til at, tro på dit tørflue fiskeri og væbne dig med tålmodighed. Sandheden er at; du vil fange flere fisk hvis du fisker under overfladen – fremfor oven på. Det tager tid at, få steelheads til at stige til fluen – Når det endelig sker vil du være glad for at du investeret tid i dette projekt- det er en af de scenarier, hvor alle enderne mødes.
Fluernes udseende og design er afgørende for deres evne til at affiske en given pool. Du må være indstillet på at, skifte flue afhængig af vandets hastighed. Som et eksempel – Har jeg haft et usædvanligt godt fiskeri med vores skum Skater Steelhead Betle (bundet på Hitch rør fra Fishmadman) i hurtigere vand, især i toppen af poolen. Men i langsommere og mere jævnt flydende vand – eller nær udgangen af poolen, kan samme flue virke skræmmende på fisken – og en flue der laver et mindre Wake er at foretrække, såsom Grantham Sedge (også bundet på hitch rør ved Fishmadman).

Super holding pool på et tilløb til Skeena. Billede venligst udlånt af Chad Black Nicholas Dean Lodge

“At se en steelhead der langsomt materialisere sig ud af skyggerne i et hurtigt stryg, forfølge og tage din top-water steelhead flue – er et af højdepunkterne i en fluefiske karriere . Det er sådan en visuel, personlig erfaring, at uanset hvor klart man forsøger at beskrive og fange dette øjeblik på papiret, så kan det bare ikke lade sig gøre – Man må selv se og opleve det!

Så selvom der er uendelig meget forskelligt fiskeri ved Skeena og i vores område generelt, , herunder små unavngivne kyst-elv med store steelhead, og monster og 45 lbs. Chinook laks på flue – så vil tørflue sæsonen efter steelhead sandsynligvis for evigt forblive klienternes favorit – her på Nicholas Dean Lodge.

Knæk & Bræk Chad Black”

Riffling Hitch på Exploits Elven i Newfoundland

Denne vinter var så # #% XX! kold, at jeg måtte bruge lidt mental tid til at, redigere denne lille solrige videofilm, som det lykkedes os at, få i kassen, mens vi besøgte Newfoundland og den mægtige Exploits elv sommer 2011 – Vi gjorde det med top lakse guide; Bill Bryden fra Eurekaoutdoors – Exploits Elven. Endnu en fremragende top-water destination i Canada.

Riffling Hitch på Exploits river NF land

☛ Støt NASF i at redde Atlanterhavslaksen -Besøg NASF side ! ☚ Besøg NASF side ☚

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Rørfluens historie marts 2011 (Scandi version)

Jesper Fohrmann — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:59:59 +0000

Langskaftede kroge og problemer med brækstangs effekt
Rørfluens Historie
Om små kortskaftede kroge til rørfluer

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At kroge en laks - på tørflue

En sommerlaks der gør sit yderste for at vride sig fri af krogen – Grillsen er i særdeleshed god til at, komme fri fra krogen – Ofte fordi fighten bliver…til nærkamp foran dine fødder

Laksen stiger fra dybet for at tage din tørflue…! Ikke altid succesfuld – står sportsfiskeren på elv-breden forvirret med hoved fuldt af tekniske spørgsmål…Hvad skete der?

At kroge laksen er et fænomen, der har været skrevet om i bøger og blade i et par århundreder. Komplekse illustrationer i næsten hver enestes bog, skal hjælpe laksefiskeren til at, forstå hvordan laksen bider på.

Fluefiskeren med vådfluen har lært at gøre; absolut intet…når laksen bider –
Tørfluefiskeren må derimod sætte krogen – så snart laksen bider over fluen. Fluen skal så finde sit kroghold, i de få brøkdele af et sekund fluen faktisk befinder sig i munden på fisken. Dette er sjældent en nem opgave, da tørfluer til dette fiskeri, ofte er store eller buskede…eller begge dele .

Fluen kroger måske fisken i skindet i munden – gennem tungen eller endog gennem kæbeben. Fluefiskeren må således satse på; krogen er fysisk fri af fluens konstruktion – og en god portion held.

Langskaftede kroge og brækstangs effekt

En konventionel tørflue, er normalt bundet på en 2X streamer krog- en Low-Water laksekrog # 10 – 2, eller endog endnu større kroge.
Kroge som disse, er gjort af forholdsvis kraftig vire som, kræver et relativt stort pres for at, kroge en laks… og tørfluefiskeren vil bestemt ikke have let ved at, skulle kroge en fisk på lang line.

Når fisken er kroget på en konventionel lakseflue – bundet på en Long-Shank krog…kan den nogen gange vride sig fri af krogholdet ved blot at, bruge krogen som en brækstang…

Ovenfor en Bomber vi købte i en fluefiskebutik på Newfoundland fluen er bundet til laks, på en gigantisk Carrie Stevens steamer krog # 2/0 – Helt sikkert et mareridt at, kaste med, og nok noget af det værste man kan kroge en laks på

Brækstangs effekten…Forklaret som; Udfoldelse af kraft ved et objekt, der anvendes på samme måde som en løftestang – I dette tilfælde; det lange skaft på krogen..

Åbenlyst ikke en super krog-type?

Bombers

Læs mere om Bomber og Bomber Styling

Rørfluens historie

Iden om at have en kunstige agn til at glide på linene, frem for at, efterlade en stiv agn i munden på fisken – kommer fra endnu en dygtig sportsfisker og forfatter; Hr. Alexander Wanless – der må betegnes som rørfluens stamfader, og en af de væsentligste bidragydere i rørfluens historie. Richard Wanless har endnu aldrig rigtigt fået en plads i røfluens historie – Måske skyldes det, at han var spinne-fisker mere end han var fluefisker.

Hr. Wanless var den første til at, illustrere den glidende-flue, eller rørfluen. Dette sker i bogen : The Angler And The Thread Line fra 1932… De første kommercielle rørfluer – begynder dog først at, dukke frem i midten af 40érne – og det er en: Fru. W. Morawski, der arbejder som fluebinder i Abereden – Skotland, der får æren for at, binde de første rørfluer til laksefiskeri – Fru. Morawski binder sine rørfluer på penneposer fra fjer (det hule skaft på større svingfjer)

Rørfluens historie: Her en vidunderlig farveplanche fra Hr. Alexander Wanless bog: The Angler And The Thread Line, som viser fluer fra Thread Line serien . Fluerne blev designet af Hr. Wanless til at; fiskes på let-spinnestang. Noget der i sig selv også er ganske banebrydende.

1940èn: Enden på den langskaftede krog i Europa

Brækstangs-effekten var ganske sikkert, et problem for den Viktorianske laksefisker, der har måtte kæmpe bravt for at, holde laksen på de store enkeltkroge den tids fiskeri foreskrev.

Disse enorme enkeltkroge forsvandt helt fra flueboksen, da innovative sportsfiskere begyndte at, binde rørfluer og såkaldte; Waddington Shanks.

Her Forhistoriske giganter + 80 mm. (3 inch.) Enkeltkrogede fluer ( Under praktisk fiskeri var hjelm øjensynligt påkrævet)
Fluer på foto: # 10/0 Mar Lodge og en # 10/0 Grey Eagle ca. 1940. Bundet af Redpath & Co. Kelson-On-Tweed

★ Her en version af Monster Tube Caddis ™, som vi har lavede på en meget let Waddington Shank… Her gjort i tynd rustfri vire, med et silikone krogstyr til at, holde krogen på ret køl. Se her – hvorledes fluen er fleksibel i ledet mellem Shank og krog – noget der vil reducere chancen for at, fisken kan bruge fluen som brækstang …

Hr. Richard Waddington, 1910 – 1999

Fantastisk engelsk sportsfisker – og forfatter til mange bøger om laksefiskeri. Waddington lavede en tydelig analyse af; Brækstangs-effekten – som forbundet med brugen af store enkeltkroge – Designede et simpelt system, bestående af parallelle vire, der blev armeret med en trekrog. Systemet blev kendt under navnet; Waddington Shank – Og løste med et trylleslag, problematikken ved brækstangs-effekten og de store stive fluer

Små kroge virker

For at finde frem til de rette kroge, til vores rør-tørfluer – har vi gennem årene, prøvet kroge fra en lang række krog-producenter
Flere af de små kroge vi i dag foretrækker at bruge er; Medekroge. Oprindeligt designet til at modstå pres fra stærke fisks ala´: karpe og barbe – hvor metoder som; hook & hold nu og da kan være påkrævet.

Selvsagt kan sådanne kroge, også tage presset fra laks og steelheads..
Krogene er fremstillet af super hærdet vire – ofte med et relativ kort shank (krogskaft) – uforlignelig styrke og penetrations evne i krogspidsen. Nogle kroge er endog Kirbed (svajet) for bedre kroghold.
Disse luksus-kroge, er fremstillet med Catch & Release for øje – og de er enten; modhager-fri – eller; designet med en diminutive modhager – hvilket efterlader minimalle skade på fisken. Med de små kroge vi bruger på vores tørfluer, sigter vi mod at, kroge fisken i huden i… eller ved munden, som et alternativ til at gå rundt om kæbeben eller endog gennembore benstruktur, sådan som mange laksekroge er designet til…

Owner Chinu 1/0 Short shank Krog til vore større tørfluer. Se vores side med kroge

Du skal bruge langt mindre kraft, til at sætte en lille krog fast
De små kroge og minimale modhager laver langt mindre skade end ditto større enkelt kroge
En kortskaftede krog skaber ikke problemer med brækstang-seffekt – som den langskaftede krog kan
På rørfluen vil krogen sidde bag ved fluen – og er ikke på samme vis gemt bag fluen, som ved den konventionel laksetørfluer

Hovedpunkter på små kroge til rør-tørfluer

Se vore side med kroge – og bidrag gerne selv med forslag til flere egnede kroge : Side med kroge til rørfluer

☛ Støt Orri Vigùffson og NASF i at redde Atlanterhavslaksen -Besøg NASF side ! ☚ Besøg NASF side ☚

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Preparing dry fly with silicone 2011 Newsletter

Jesper Fohrmann — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:24:03 +0000

How to prepare dry fly with silicone
Translucent flies are killers
Why is deer hair so special

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Entrapped in the surface…

For 100 million years… more or less – Salmon & trout have practiced the art of hunting insects in the surface… and have become masters of this art. as soon as insects start flying the fish will be scanning the surface for the – footprints – the entrapped animals leave on the surface. It is these insects and their appearance that is the key elements in our fishing… even though insects are tiny and motionless the fish will find them with amazing precision Read more on this:

Preparing a dry fly with silicone

How our artificial flies present themself on the water is of great importance in our fishing… We want the fly to sit in the surface tension. We need the fly to be well impregnated with water-repellent like silicone. Since the late 1940 `s anglers have used silicone products to keep their flies afloat, it comes in many shapes, and we prefer a combination of a liquid solution and a paste version, both containing some silicone…

Here is the classical dry fly add-on: Mucilin from Thames Fishing Tackle: Buy in our shop

A must-have product in the fly west to prepare your dry fly with silicone, but don´t leave the Mucilin silicone in the back of your car, backpack, or pocket to get boiled in the heat of summer… The silicone easily separates from the past, leaving the product completely useless.

will never notice that the silicone has parted from the paste, and you will be applying a thick white paste that will likely make your fly sink and not float… Mucilin is best kept below 20 Degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit)

The liquid version of silicone flotant from Loon – Good for ground preparation of a big deer hair dry fly with silicone Buy in our shop.

Drowning a dry fly with silicone

We have used a glass jar for this job. In this way, we will be able to prepare many flies at the same time… Here we use Silicone Mucilin from Thames Fishing Tackle. Hydrostop from Loon is also a product for this job

Before fishing, we will impregnate the flies with silicone ones again. We use Silicone Mucilin Paste. Dissolve the paste between your fingertips before adding it to the fly.

Let the flies soak well for 30 sec… Leave the flies to dry for at least 8 hours.

Take care to rub it well into the deer hair structure of the fly – * this will make the flies look somewhat translucent – something fundamental in the world of dry fly fishing

Translucent flies are killers

* Now that we have touched the subject, I might show you something interesting about deer hair.

Many people ask us why we don´t make our Bombers with foam or other floating material. We have tried this with different fly patterns made with; Cork, Balsa-wood, Styrofoam, and EVA Foam, and at some point, I even did a fly with a small glass cylinder, but none of it worked properly, and we soon returned to flies made from deer hair… There do not seem to be any shortcuts on this project…

Why is deer hair so special? First, deer hair (like most other hair material) can naturally attract and deceive trout and salmon… It is like the concept of eating an animal with a pelt isn’t that disagreeable with fish

One very special Bomber Belonging to a UK angler I know – This fly has, over time, become very good due to: Wear and tear and multiple coatings of this dry fly with silicone – All adding up to a translucent appearance that’s seemingly attractive to salmon.

Formed by dry fly silicone

You and I all have our favourite wet flies in the box. Flies that seem to fish much better than other flies…They might be torn up and dull-looking, but they will produce fish on the bank time after time… It is probably this ruggedness and dull looks that hold the secret to your success with this particular fly; If you take a close look, you will find that the fly has become somewhat altered from usage. It could be little strands of wool coming undone – Hair splitting up from casting and fish teeth tearing at them – fading colours etc. All add up to a more translucent appearance.

Dry flies made with deer hair will also improve with time – If the deer hair becomes hollow! When used over and over again – Something I will try to show through a picture of detail – The detail section is from the image above of the super-Bomber

Note the hollowness of the hairs that gives the fly this see-through appearance … as seen on the close-up of the deer hair body…. By the way, anglers have offered our UK friend much $ for this particular super-fly… It is not for sale…we have been informed.

Don’t get dry fly silicone on your leader

Avoid getting products like Mucilin onto your leader the leader will end up showing up like a neon-sign on the surface – and salmon will stay clear of your fly… A good idea is to prepare the flies with the Mucilin past before your fishing trip. When you have impregnated your flies leave them in a tempered area – so the Silicone can set in the flies and the solvent in the past can evaporate.

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History on tube flies 2011

Jesper Fohrmann — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:22:30 +0000

A Fishmadman Newsletter – March/2011
Tube fly and Waddington history
The conventional hook – problems with leverage
Small short shank hooks for tube fly

1930`s The first tube fly

The Idea of having a fly sliding on the line and only having the hook in the mouth of the fish while fighting it – as opposed to a rigid lure – comes from the famous British angler and author; Mr. Alexander Wanless.

Mr Wanless was probably the first to illustrate the sliding-fly system (tube fly) – in his book: The Angler And The Thread Line from 1932…

The first commercial tube fly

The first commercial tube fly was tied around the mid 1940´s and it is a Mrs. W. Morawski working as a professional fly dresser in Aberdeen – Scotland who gets the credit for being the first person tying salmon flies on tube – Mrs Morawski tied her tube fly on a quill (The hollow shaft of a feather)

The first tube fly: Mr Wanless was the first to illustrate the sliding-fly system (the tube fly) Here a wonderful colour plate from Mr. Wanless book The Angler And The Thread Line (1932) showing the Thread Line lures. Flies designed by Mr. Wanless to be used with his light-spinning equipment

See another colour plate from this book

1940´s the end of the long shank hook

Leverage was definitely a problem to the Victorian angler who must have struggled to keep the salmon hooked on the big single hooks they used.

Left: a examples of such giants used early in the season A # 10/0 Grey Eagle Spey fly and a # 10/0 Mar Lodge. These huge single hooks quickly disappeared from the fly box when innovative anglers started making patterns on tube and so-called Waddington Shanks. Flies in picture tied by Redpath & Co. Kelson-On-Tweed

The Waddington shank – The tube fly brother

Mr. Richard Waddington, 1910 – 1999 Great British angler and author – who made a clear analysis of the leverage problem associated with big single hooks – Designed a system of; parallel wires supporting a small trailing treble. System known as: the Waddington Shank

Left a selection of the Gary Dog salmon fly tied on Waddington shanks

Hook-up on dry fly and the choice of hooks for tube fly

Summer grills doing its best to break free of the hook hold – The Grills for one has a notorious ability to shake loose – often because fighting grills… quickly becomes a close combat scenery

The salmon emerges from the deep to grab your dry fly…

Not always successful the angler may be left fish-less with technical questions boggling his mind. Hook-up is a phenomenon within our sport, and complex sketches in almost every book on game fishing will aid the angler to perceive the way of the take

While the angler with the sub-surface fly have been educated how – not to strike. The dry fly angler will have to set the hook as soon as the salmon hits the fly – and the hook will have to find its hold within those precious fractions of a second.

This is rarely an easy task as salmon dry flies often are bulky or big or both. The fly might hook the salmon in the skin of the mouth or hook it by penetrating the tongue or even the jawbone and anglers will on a whole have to depend on: a hook that is physically clear of the fly and a great deal of luck.

The standard dry fly hook

The conventional salmon dry fly is often tied on a 2 X streamer or a low-water salmon hooks # 8 – 1/0 or even bigger. Hooks like these are made from relatively heavy wire that will need some force to connect with the jaws of the fish…and the angler will have a hard time setting the hook on a long line. Ones hooked on a fly tied on a long shank hook the salmon can break free from its hook-hold using the hook as a lever…

Above: A Bomber we bought at a fly shop in Newfoundland… Made for big Atlantic Salmon on a giant hook (maybe 4/0) – Probably A nightmare to cast with and disastrous to hook a fish on.

More about Bomber dry fly style

Read more on our Bomber page dedicated to the many different versions of this fly

Tube flies solves problems with leverage

The leverage problem…explained as: Exertion of force with an object used in the way of a lever – In this case the hook-shank…

Not the best type hook – Is it ?

Small hooks work!

We have trough the years worked with a range of hook-manufactures to find the hooks that do best with our tube fly system.

The small single hooks we favour are various coarse-fishing hooks that originally were designed to endure tough fish like; carp and river barbel where the method of hook & hold now and then is required.

Needles to say these hooks will also take the strain from salmon and steelhead

The perfect tube fly hook

These hooks are made from super quality wire often with a relatively short shank, with superior hook point strength and some hooks are even slightly kirbede just adding further hook-ability.

These high-end coarse hooks are already intended for catch & Release either barb-less or fitted with a diminutive barb – leaving insignificant damage to the salmon.

With the small hooks we use on our dry flies we aim to hook the salmon in the skin – inside the mouth or in the outer rim of the mouth as an alternative to going around the jaw or even penetrating the jawbone…

Hook in photo Owner Chinu 1/0 Short shank a hook for bigger tube fly

See our page on hooks

Headlines on small hooks used with a tube fly

You need less force to set a tiny hook
The small hooks and micro barbs causes less damage to the fish
A short-shank hook in a tube does not instigate problems with leverage
Hook will be at the rear of the fly and physically free of the bulky body of the fly

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Steelhead fly 2012 Newsletter

Jesper Fohrmann — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:45:57 +0000

Steelhead fly on the Top
Riffling Hitch on the Exploits River

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Skeena River steelhead caught on a Black Tube Bomber ™ – Picture by Chad Black Nicholas Dean Lodge

Steelhead fly On the top

Living in Northern Europa one is blessed with fishing possibilities – some of the worlds greatest Atlantic salmon river are merely a few hours away… Surface fishing for salmon and sea-trout is certainly a possibility during summer but when the low autumn temperatures start creeping up on angler in Europa, salmon and sea trout turn their attention away from the surface. Sunken line and leaders are now needed to keep the fly in the right depth of water.

On the West coast of Canada crispy cold autumn mornings could very well mean steelhead fly in the surface! – As temperature drops, big fish will be resting in pools and will be attracted to surface pattern fished slowly cross current.

Your next top water destination….

Fishing for steelhead in the surface is considered the top of fly fishing – Certainly, it is at the top of the Fishmadman wish list – so we asked lodge manager Chad Black from Nicholas Dean Lodge to give us a brief view of the possibilities they have to offer during the season

Chad Black manage one of the best-bespoken steelhead lodges in BC and have helped us design and hone some of our greatest steelhead wake flies – but foremost Chad is a top water aficionado that waits for the right opportunity to gear up for one of the most exclusive of all fly fishing sports – steelhead on the surface

Read his unique advice

Picture with courtesy of Mr. Chad Black Nicholas Dean Lodge

Prime top water fishing for steelhead

You need to fish your dry fly with confidence. The reality is that day in and day out, you will hook more fish with a wet fly that’s fished below the surface, with or without a sink tip. So, if you want to raise a steelhead on a dry fly, it’s going to take some perseverance! When you do, you’ll be glad you invested your time – it’s one of those scenarios where the ends do justify the means.Some styles of flies create different profiles when skated and are better suited to different current speeds. As an example – I’ve done exceptionally well fishing our foam skater (tied on hitched tubes by Fishmadman) in faster, riffly water, particularly at the heads of pools, where it creates a large, broad wake. However, in slower, more even paced flows or near tail-outs, this same fly creates a wake that’s just too large, and can sometimes even put steelhead down. In this case, I switch over to a fly that creates a smaller disturbance or wake on the surface, like the Grantham Sedge (also tied on a hitched tube by Fishmadman). Don’t be afraid to experiment to find out what the fish want on a given day.

To be successful when fishing dry fly for Skeena steelhead, there are a few key points that you need to keep in mind

You need to identify the best holding water where a dry fly can be fished effectively and with a reasonable chance of success. Deep, tanky pools are great places where steelhead will hold for prolonged periods of time. But, these places are very difficult to swing a fly, particularly a dry fly. So, what you’re looking for are pools with a nice even flow – a fast walking pace, two to six feet deep, preferably with boulders scattered throughout, and with a particularly heavy section of water below the tail-out. This encourages steelhead to rest in the pool and gets them looking up.
You need to identify the best holding water where a dry fly can be fished effectively and with a reasonable chance of success. Deep, tanky pools are great places where steelhead will hold for prolonged periods of time. But, these places are very difficult to swing a fly, particularly a dry fly. So, what you’re looking for are pools with a nice even flow – a fast walking pace, two to six feet deep, preferably with boulders scattered throughout, and with a particularly heavy section of water below the tail-out. This encourages steelhead to rest in the pool and gets them looking up.
You need to fish your dry fly with confidence. The reality is that day in and day out, you will hook more fish with a wet fly that’s fished below the surface, with or without a sink tip. So, if you want to raise a steelhead on a dry fly, it’s going to take some perseverance! When you do, you’ll be glad you invested your time – it’s one of those scenarios where the ends do justify the means.Some styles of flies create different profiles when skated and are better suited to different current speeds. As an example – I’ve done exceptionally well fishing our foam skater (tied on hitched tubes by Fishmadman) in faster, riffly water, particularly at the heads of pools, where it creates a large, broad wake. However, in slower, more even paced flows or near tail-outs, this same fly creates a wake that’s just too large, and can sometimes even put steelhead down. In this case, I switch over to a fly that creates a smaller disturbance or wake on the surface, like the Grantham Sedge (also tied on a hitched tube by Fishmadman). Don’t be afraid to experiment to find out what the fish want on a given day.

Beautiful hen fish caught on the classic steelhead fly the Steelhead Bee a fly designed in the 50’s

Likely looking holding water for steelhead Pictures with cutesy of Mr. Chad Black Nicholas Dean Lodge

Without a doubt, watching a steelhead slowly materialize out of the shadows in a choppy, riffly run and seeing it track – and hopefully inhale your fly – is one of the pinnacles of the steelhead fly fishing world. It’s such a visual, personal experience that no matter how clearly one tries to describe and capture this moment on paper, it really is one of those moments in fly fishing that you need to see and experience yourself!

So, while there are many different fisheries available in the lower Skeena region throughout the angler’s season – including small, unnamed coastal rivers for large steelhead, and monster 45 lb. chinook salmon on the fly and larger – the dry fly steelhead season will likely forever remain a client favourite – and one of mine – here at Nicholas Dean Lodge.

Tight lines Chad Black

Wake & Skate series

Together with guides from one of Canada’s greatest steelhead lodges: Nicholas Dean Lodge we at Fishmadman have developed a series of Wake & Skate flies that corporate some of the smart features from our hitch-tubes system, with known steelhead patterns – Our series consist of a variation over of the best steelhead fly patterns

The hitch-tube steelhead fly series has also shown to be very good on our Scandinavian sea trout and Arctic Char in Greenland
Flies are is tied on our superior 3,2-millimeter hitch tube, and will hold a variety of different short shank hooks.
Flies fish equally good from both banks and the various patterns will cover fishing in different situations and various water flow

Wake steelhead fly series 2012

Grease liner a clasic steelhead fly from the 70´s – Here in our tube version

The steelhead Beetle a fly designed by Mr. Rob Brown from Terrace – Here tied on tube

The Grantham sedge by Mr. Ron Grantham – Here tied on tube

A version of the Ska-Opper Steelhead fly..designed for an active stop and go retrieve – here tied on tube

Rifling Hitch on the Exploits River

This winter was so ##%XX! cold that I took time off to edit the little sunny video film we managed to get in the box while we visited Newfoundland and the mighty Exploits River the summer of 2011 – We did so with guide superior Mr. Bill Bryden from Eureka outdoors – Yet another superior destination in Canada – for the top-water angler.

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Wake fly and wake fly fishing

Jesper Fohrmann — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:58:33 +0000

On this specific page, we will try to show some of the flies often associated with commotion surface fishing

Photo The Tube Skaopper with courtesy of Mr Adam Tavender © www.adamtavender.com

Wake fly or Riffling Hitch - what's the difference?

Skating flies and Riffling Hitch flies are both members of the wake-fly group – Flies designed to skate, glide and work in the flow of the water surface, but wake-flies are commonly associated with flies that make a significant wake or commotion in the surface – as opposed to the riffling hitch fly that makes a smaller wake and less commotion – this is not the black & white truth. The angler will naturally use wake flies, much like Riffling Hitch flies work and visa versa.

Wake-flies is commonly associated with flies that make a significant wake or commotion in the surface

The wake fly is associated with a large group of salmon and steelhead flies that is rooted in the surface hunting abilities of the Salmonidae family and the insects they eat.

Photo: The super effective Steelhead Beetle wake fly, tied on a Fishmadman Hitch tube. Fly designed by Mr Rob Brown from Terrace in BC.

Go to our page on steelhead wake flies

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What does a wake fly represent?

Juvenile steelhead and salmon find their food within the river system and have developed skills to detect and track the various groups of insects and other water animals. Some are found in great numbers, others when they occasionally visit the river.

Right: a newly hatched Caddisfly is heading to safety on land.

It could be that some of these accidental visitors make wakes on the river surface – but it is foremost the inhabiting aquatic life that creates revealing wakes that get salmon & trout going. Both the Stonefly and Caddisfly is known to make wakes when they leave the river to become fully mature insects – and later again when they return to lay their eggs.

Other things that fall into the water

Other animals than insects attract attention from fish, and everyday anglers around the world will tie on surface bait made to resemble animals like rodents and frogs. US tackle makers like Heddon, and Paw Paw Bait Company have produced a long line of efficient bait for spinning and fly rods.

The wake flies in European fishing history.

A 1960`s original Hugh Falkus Surface Lure. Made out of a 1.5-inch piece of cork. Bulky surface flies like this one was also fished just below the surface using a sink tip or intermediate line. Fly was then stripped in fast.

The first wake fly I learned of was a fly made by seatrout anglers in Wales, where I spend my summer holidays in the early 80s – an old sewin angler (Welsh for sea-trout) pulled a big and very filthy looking wake fly out of his fishing bag – The fly was made up of half a wine cork tied to a big single hook, other hooks connected to the wire was protruding from the cork – left and right – nothing more – The angler told me that the fly was so effective that it was banned on many rivers in Wales – Such wake flies was produced in many shades or rather shapes. The famed angler and author Mr Hugh Falkus helped popularize the use of the waking fly among seatrout anglers in the UK. In his book Sea Trout Fishing, he dedicated a whole chapter to this special and very productive sport.

The Wake Lure from Hardy Brothers late 50`s early 60s This is the No. 1 Lure made with the shaft from a big feather

The rare Hardy No. 2 wake lure is made of wood with small protruding treble hooks. Today most wake lures will be made with closed-cell foam – simple, efficient flies.

A wake fly made for Danish sea trout

Fishing with a wake fly for seatrout is a nocturnal sport, and the general guideline is to keep the fly in the box until one cannot see one’s hand. Using it in those golden hours on warm summer nights when the fish was thrashing through the dark surface.

Even though night-time still considered to be the right time for surface lures, Danish anglers will use the wake fly during daytime and catch sea trout regularly –

Right: Black Dog Wake Fly from Fishmadman is tied and designed by sea-trout specialist Mr Dan Karby – who fish the Vejle River in Denmark where big sea-trout is plenty – and surface fishing with a big wake fly is a favoured sport – Fly 60 millimetre – Buy flies

Sea trout in Argentina are surface feeders.

Sea trout (sea run brown trout) in the Argentinian rivers supposedly derive from strains of sea trout from European rivers brought to Argentina by British anglers – Sea trout in these southern rivers are just like their Northern ancestors very orientated on the surface and what goes on here. It is well worth the effort to swing wake flies on these fish.

Here it is, fly angler Mr Fracer C Heston, who fished the Rio Grande using our Flashback Bug wake to fly on floating lines in the calm of the morning.

The Flashback Bug a Fishmadman wake fly pattern designed for steelhead rivers in the North West – but with great abilities on South American sea run brown trout (sea trout)

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A Finish surface fly extraordinaire

Finish anglers are likely to be some of the most devoted and meticulous anglers found in Scandinavia. This applies to anglers spinning and trolling and fly fishermen, especially those fishing on the surface.

The Surffilauta 1995 (The Surfboard) is a famous Scandinavian wake fly from the hands of Finish fly-tier and author: Mr Pertti Kanerva. The fly is designed to skip on the surface with the big eye gazing downwards like a scarred fry…Please read about this highly specialized wake fly series in one of our newsletters.

The wake fly godfather

Instead of cork or hollow shaft from feathers (the Calamus), fly tiers will use close cell foam for buoyancy on their wake fly the foam gives the fly tier the possibility of making light flies that float well. Another way of making a fly “push water” is by using deer hair in the fly design.
To the right: Original Muddler By Mr Don Gapen. This fly pattern from 1937 is probably one of the most versatile and efficient commotions flies ever tied.

A tributary to the mighty Skeena river in BC – the holly grail of surface fishing for steelhead. Photo Mr. Loren Irving

Steelhead on the surface

The steelhead is a highly surface active Salmonidae, and fishing them on the surface is regarded as the top of fly fishing. During summer and long into autumn, the steelhead will react aggressively to flies fished actively. Steelhead anglers have built flies for this fishing for decades – Flies that will work on the top – in rough and calm water.

Wake flies made for steelhead.

Flies like the Waller Walker, Wag`s Walker, The Ska-opper Rusty Brown Bomber, and Grease Liner are synonymous with wake fly fishing, and we have dedicated another page here on Fishmadman to celebrate the many intriguing forms of these flies.

Left The Waller Walker – An icon in the world of wake fly designs.

Originated by Mr Lani Waller. Here tied on a tube

We have a dedicated page on steelhead wake flies

Go to our page on steelhead wake fly

Atlantic salmon on Wake fly

The Atlantic salmon is not overly attracted to flies making big wakes – but will readily rise to slowly moving surface flies making diminutive wakes and a fly like the Chernobyl Ant with its rubber legs and low-key wake can have a powerful effect on Atlantic salmon.

Big Atlantic salmon caught on a Chernobyl Ant wake fly

See the Newsletter on Chernobyl ants on tube

A diminutive Moose Turd fly… designed for Atlantic salmon

Anglers pursuing Atlantic Salmon with dry flies like the Bomber will often fish the fly at dead drift and not wake it as steelhead anglers would do – But small patterns of the Bomber can be efficient when waked, and we have designed miniature versions of the Moose Turd Bomber originated by Mr Bill McMillan – done on our Riffling Hitch Tube

See these miniature Moose Turd Bombers in the Fishmadman Shop

The Yellow Dolly, a unique salmon surface fly

The Yellow Dolly is one, if not the earliest, tube surface fly. It is the English low-water specialist Mr Derek Knowles who, in the 1980s, shows the European angling community the way to a new line of flies and tactics through his miniature Yellow Dolly flies. The Yellow Dolly flies were an inspiration source for European salmon anglers and spurred the development of many riffling hitch tube flies as we know them today.

Trout will eat frogs and mice!

Resident trout and sea trout entering the river system have a weakness towards rodents – frogs and others that take a swim. I have on more than one occasion seen unlucky hairy critters being pulled out of the mouth of trout – Maybe the great effectiveness that big furry patterns have on trout – is down to the hairy taste of mice?

Big rodent flies are tied on a tube – Everything else is nutty

Fishmadman makes big mice flies tied on a tube – The ultimate wake fly if you’re targeting fish like Taimen, pike or greedy brown trout – doing flies like these on a tube is the obvious substitute to a huge long shank hook fly.

See our many tube-rodent limitations here:

Another great rodent fly to be waked across the surface is the Morrish Mouse fly. Here, we have made this great pattern on a tube. The Morrish Mouse is a famous Canadian surface fly on rainbow trout originally devised by master fly tier and manager with Fly Water Travel. Mr Ken Morrish

See the Morrish Mouse on tube in our shop

Big Taimen caught on our Tube-Rat ™ See the Tube Rats in our shop

See a great video of Taimen attacking a mouse fly

Surface fly for Arctic char

Arctic char might be best known for feeding on small dry flies and bugs, but despite this, they are curious fish that readily take even big wake flies in highly visible colures.

See our Chernobyl ant tube wake flies in our shop.

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About us and tube fly

Jesper Fohrmann — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:45:29 +0000

Surface fly fishing and tube fly is the anchor point in Fishmadman – Through our own passion for top water fishing for salmon and trout we hope we will be able to share some interesting highlight of this intriguing fly fishing sport

What is fishmadman.com?

Fishmadman is a company made by anglers for anglers.

We started out in 2008 as an Internet page collecting information on surface fishing for Atlantic salmon and steelhead.

Our goal was to make surface fishing, particularly dry fly fishing for salmon, popular in Scandinavia. We also aim to make the tube fly part of the North American angler’s range of fly patterns

Top water creativity – From our shop

Today Fishmadman manufacture a broad selection of flies mainly for surface fishing. We also design tubes for tube fly fishing and other unique fly-tying material.

Our products are sold through our internet shop – and 28 shops from Oregon in the USA to Skaidi in the North of Norway.

Fishmadman has a big range of super-designed flies that will give you new possibilities in your fishing.

We have some of the best people in the business tying flies with us – Why? Because top water flies have to be perfect to perform well on the surface – Visit our shop

Do you want to sell our products in your shop?

If you have a shop or run a guiding business and want to sell our products, please fill out the form, and we will contact you as soon as possible.

If you become our business partners, we will ensure you get all necessary product photos, individual product information, fact boxes and an extensive portfolio of fishing photos to market our products.

To see shops that carry our flies, please.

Things we have worked with

1995 The first floating tube fly

We fished the rivers of Scandinavia with conventional dry flies every year. Still, in the mid 90´s, Jesper Fohrmann designed a new set of dry flies tied on a tube – The design was made as a consequence of the problems he was having with drowning dry flies fished on a big turbulent river in Northern Norway.

Here: Bomber dry fly tied on a plastic tube – a very different tube fly!

Different tube fly designs

We developed a long line of salmon dry flies that would suit the many different rivers in Scandinavia.

Contact with anglers from the East coast of Canada meant that we also made versions of Tube Bombers that would fit North American rivers.

Tube fly products – a matter of dedication

2009 Designing a unique tube for fly tying

Tube used for tube fly is rarely produced for fly tying and fishing flies – Often, it is a by-product made for something completely different.

Tying big dry flies on tubes, we were pushing the limit to what run-of-the-mill tubes could be used for, and not even the best tubes weren’t good enough for our production. Ultimately we started designing our hard tube in 2009 – A expensive but rewarding project that inspired us to take things even further:

2011 We made the ultimate tube for Riffling Hitch and Wake flies

Fishmadman Riffling Hitch Tube Is yet another specialized tube fly tube we have designed for our Riffling Hitch and wake flies – Again, we regard this as the best tube on the market – nothing less.. The tube is firm but still soft enough to withstand anglers inserting hooks in the rear of the tube fly.

Absolutely “low-memory” properties within the plastic compound ensure the tube will fall back into place after removing the hook.

(our hitch fly design does not involve a hook guard – the hook goes straight into the tube)

The special plastic formula used for the tubes also prevents the tube from cracking up in challenging temperatures.

Try a form of salmon fly fishing that will change your sport for good…

It’s a pretty bold statement but also something we believe in as we have developed this sport over the last decade and seen salmon behaviour we have never seen before.
Speed-fly fishing relates to spinning, and the action is heart-stopping great.
Cast the fly across the river or even upstream and rip it in as fast as possible…That is the basics, and once you get to know the procedure, you will see salmon chasing your fly across the river, often hitting it in a great splash.
It’s a form of fishing that works excellent on salmon the first, second and 3´rd cast; after that…the salmon won’t come to the fly that eagerly …so it is worth practising a bit before you visit your favourite known salmon lies.

The series of Speed Sunray flies was the natural development of our series of Iridescent Sunray flies (from 2016) – and in time (when the last of the iridescent Sunray Shadow flies have sold out), the Speed Sunray series will take their place in the shop.

See these great flies in our shop.

2022 – a smart tube design made for coneheads

A simple solution to a significant problem –

If you design tiny tube flies on a tube, you will often come across the problem where your tubing doesn’t fit the tiny coneheads you want to use in your fishing. You probably already have a whole draw of coneheads that won’t fit the tubes you can buy (except for those extra expensive tubes manufacturers make to fit their special coneheads) – Well… we have the solution for you…and we know you’ll like it.

See the special tubing in our shop at rifflinghitch.com Cone-Head-Tube

1995 Caddisfly imitation for Atlantic salmon

The Monster Tube Caddis ™ was designed in 1995. This summer was a big year for the caddisfly of the limnephilidae family. Normally the Atlantic salmon is not known to eat anything on their way to the spawning grounds – but these fish in the very north of Norway were feasting away on the wealth of insects, and an imitation of the caddisfly was needed.

Like Lee Wulff in the late ’20s had designed his White Wulff as a huge version of a mayfly – so did, Jesper Fohrmann also create a caricature-like version of the caddisfly insect. This big caddisfly caricature has proven to be an excellent dry fly for salmon.

Solving problems with leverage

Using thin tubes instead of long shank hooks for dry flies and other surface flies made the world of surface fishing much different.

We use tubes that could be fitted with small short shank wide gape carp hooks that hook the fish perfectly.

The tube does not work as a lever as the long shank hook so often will do – and upon hooking the fish, the hook often becomes detached from the tube – enabling you to unhook the fish with greater ease.

Tying dry flies on a tube also made dry flies that would perform much differently to those tied on a long shank hook, making them easier to cast and present – a decrease in weight by up to + 30 % also made them float better.

2010 We made the best hook guard on the market

In 2010, we designed a new hook guard that wouldn’t take in water as opposed to the silicone hook guard we had used.

Silicone tubing will take in up to 15 % water – so it was not quite the perfect tube for dry and wake flies. We worked with people producing high-end pharmaceutical equipment and finally made tubing that would suit all our needs.

Tube flies below the surface

We also work with tube fly design for sub-fly fishing – it could be big Sunray Shadow flies to pull cross current or tiny tubes to fish in the surface layer… Overall, we try our best to cover those aspects of salmon and trout fly fishing that interest us.

All of our sub-surface flies are tied on our Riffling Hitch tube

2012 and a new line of fly tying material: Sunray Zebra Shadow ™

In 2012, we designed a new material for the win of salmon flies. It is a Himalayan Goat with bands – We needed the material for big Sunray Shadow flies and took the time and effort to develop this product to be ready for fly tiers at salmon and steelhead rivers.

See Sunray Zebra Shadow fly tying in our shop

Zebra Goat ™ A new animal – And a new and interesting material to tie on a big tube fly

To see how to work with this exclusive material – See our page on the Sunray Shadow fly

2015 we started our Frances fly project

Doing what we think is best is to develop utterly perfect salmon and steelhead flies that our friends and we would tie on the leader. Such flies are the series of micro Frances flies we have made on Partridge hooks – Long crispy feelers – Specially dyed Icelandic wool for the body – Silver plated wire for the rib – Hair from Tanuki Fox dyed by us….hair is from the paws of the animal to give the best texture – See them in the shop

2016 The iridescent Sunray Shadow series

2019 The Hitchman Series

2019 The development of the Pixel-Head

The Pixel-Head technique is an approach to make surface flies look even better – we use it on our Hitchman fly series and have also used this fly tying detail on Sunray Shadow flies …with great success

The Fishmadman tube fly team

A Fishmadman

Per Fischer: Who has worked as Purchaser and Product Specialist on Rio Fly lines, Simms, Hardy, And Greys

Per Fischer is on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn

I’m here to answer any questions about our products and services. Feel free to contact me using any of the following methods:

Email: fishmadman@gmail.com

Managing director

New Fishmadman on the block

Jim is the new guy on the block – But a seasoned angler that prefers dry fly fishing for trout – Pike fly fishing, and weeks of saltwater fishing for GT´s

Jim is now part of Fishmadman as we need his excellent skills in fly tying, especially those skills that produce some of Scandinavia’s best pike flies – If you in need of advice on pike fly fishing in Scandinavia…Jim’s your guy

Responsible for product development

Email: jim@fishmadman.com

A Fishmadman

Jesper Fohrmann: He has been a freelance journalist and photographer since 1982 and has contributed to numerous books and articles on fly fishing in Scandinavia, Europa, and the USA. Jesper also does guiding for salmon anglers in Scotland.

Last but not least, Jesper Fohrmann does video editing

I’m here to answer any questions about our products and services. Feel free to contact me using any of the following methods:

Email: jesper@fishmadman.com

Skype: Fishmadman

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Read what the anglers think of Fishmadman

Six 20 lb salmon on the dry fly

Our late pro fly tier Mr Kim Nyborg was in Newfoundland for the second time and got everything right in the summer of 2015 – with six salmon in the 20 lb range, with this giant estimated at + 30 lb as the biggest – Many of these fish were caught on the Monster Tube… Read more “Six 20 lb salmon on the dry fly”

43 inches Atlantic salmon on Monster Tube Caddis

Hi! Per and Jesper! Many thanks for the set of Monster Tube Caddis received from you last spring. The salmon of several rivers in Gaspésie was quite impressed with The Monster! In early July 2015, Jane — my wife — and I fished the upper Cascapedia River in the Chic Choc mountains, where our pool… Read more “43 inches Atlantic salmon on Monster Tube Caddis”

Ian Martin

Les 4 Saisons

Stevie Morrow Lodge manager. Copper Bay Lodge

We see more and more of your amazing flies every year, and I just love the way they fish. Thanks again! Steve Morrow Mr. Stevie Morrow Lodge, manager. Copper Bay Lodge / Professional steelhead guide Babine Steelhead Lodge FRONTIER FAR WEST Copper Bay Lodge BULKLEY BASECAMP Also below a pic of your fly in an… Read more “Stevie Morrow Lodge manager. Copper Bay Lodge”

Steven Morrow

Epic Waters Angling

+ 30 lb. salmon caught on High VIZ. Green Tube Bomber

Norwegian fly fisherman Mr Jan Harry Åsen caught this wonderful + 14 kilo (+ 30 lb.) Atlantic salmon on one of our Big Tube Bombers. Jan Harry wrote us: “Fish jumped right out of the water to grab the big Bright Green Tube Bomber …from above” The salmon was caught in the fantastic Lakselv River… Read more “+ 30 lb. salmon caught on High VIZ. Green Tube Bomber”

Jan Harry

Angler Mr. Thomas Lykke with super dry fly salmon

Summer of 2010 Angler Mr Thomas Lykke with a beautiful bright summer fish caught on a Tube Bomber ™

Mr. Thomas Lykke

Bill (Beatle) Abshagen

Here is a picture of a Sea Run caught on one of the Sun-Rays you sent me for my trip to Despedida Lodge in Tierra del Fuego Argentina a few weeks ago.—Fish were actually eating small Skuds (14 & 16’s), but this fish was hungry, and couldn’t resist an appetizing smaller Sun-Ray. I’m looking forward… Read more “Bill (Beatle) Abshagen”

Bill (Beatle) Abshagen

Mr. Chad Black – Steelhead guide and head manager

We’ve done so well on your flies over the years, and they skate so well that we don’t need to fish anything else when it comes to wake flies!

Mr.Chad Black

Nicholas Dean Lodge

Mr. Keith Chaulk, Newfoundland

The quality of workmanship and materials used in creating a musical instrument will have a limiting effect on a musician performing potential. I feel the same about the equipment and flies I use when trying to make a receptive audience of the stubbornly critical Atlantic salmon. The tubed dry flies I received from Fishmadman allow… Read more “Mr. Keith Chaulk, Newfoundland”

Mr. Keith Chaulk, Newfoundland

Fraser Heston

These sea-run brown trout are most often caught with a small nymph, a scud pattern in size 14 or even 16 (try landing a 20 pounder on a size 16 nymph hook!). But they will also come to swung flies (like Collie Dogs or Sunray Shadows) or even skaters. The guides thought your Fish Madman… Read more “Fraser Heston”

Mr Fraser Heston

Mr. Terry Byrne, NFLD, Canada

I can tell you this fly and other tube dry flies will definitely be in my arsenal from this point on! Several times I hooked and landed large Atlantic salmon on their creations when my traditional flies and Bombers had no effect on the salmon. The Atlantic Salmon world is continually changing with new gear and techniques, Don’t miss… Read more “Mr. Terry Byrne, NFLD, Canada”

Mr. Terry Byrne, NFLD, Canada

Flowers River Lodge

Mr. Joakim Haugen, Northern Norway

The first fly I tried was the smaller of the Monster Tube Caddis. After just a few casts with this fly a huge fish came for the fly but missed. I did two more casts before it re-appeared – This time it got hooked. Salmon weighed 17.1 kg (37.7 lb.) and is the biggest salmon… Read more “Mr. Joakim Haugen, Northern Norway”

Mr. Joakim Haugen, Northern Norway

Mr. Paul Rogers, NFLD Canada

Hi Fishmadman, Photo of a 44 inch Atlantic hooked on a Black Bomber tube fly in August 2017 on the Lower Humber River, Newfoundland. After chasing the fish over 500 yards down river from where it was hooked, she was promptly released and swam away very strong. I have to thank my good friend and… Read more “Mr. Paul Rogers, NFLD Canada”

Mr. Paul Rogers, NFLD Canada

Mr. Bill Bryden, NFLD Canada

Hi Jesper & Per Here is a photo of a 40 inch by 21 inch Atlantic salmon we landed on one of your Monster caddis tube flies the last week. You can see the fly hanging from the fish’s mouth (barely). I’ve hunted large salmon for 20 years throughout Newfoundland and Labrador and that fly moves them unlike… Read more “Mr. Bill Bryden, NFLD Canada”

Mr. Bill Bryden, NFLD Canada

Mr. Håvard Vistnes from Kongsfjord elv

Salmon season 2013 at the Kongsfjord River Just in time for the start of season 2013, I received my selection of tube dry-flies from you – They were tied perfectly and float great – I have had tremendous success with light-coloured Bombers and the Monster Tube Caddis. During the season, I often witnessed how salmon… Read more “Mr. Håvard Vistnes from Kongsfjord elv”

Mr. Håvard Vistnes from Kongsfjord elv

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Sea trout tube fly Newsletter February 2014

Sea trout tube fly

Tube fly for coastal sea trout

Do your own sea trout tube fly

Superior dubbing material

Trout fishing techniques

Ancient fishing lure

The tube fly granddaddy

A well-known snack

More from the deep

Babine Bomber´s

Babine Style Bombers

Babine style Bomber

See more on our wake flies

Wake, skate and dry flies for steelhead

Dead-Drifting Dry Flies for Steelheads

Dead-Drifting a dry fly in one minute

Wake Fly for Steelhead: Mastering Surface Fishing

Utilizing Regular Flies for Riffling Hitch Technique

Bulky Waking Flies for Steelhead: The Impact of Materials

Steelhead wake flies on tube

Innovative Tube Wake Flies for Steelhead Fishing

Why Tube Flies?

A Simple Solution for Wake Flies

Our Journey in Steelhead Surface Fishing:

Tube wake version of the Bomber.

Babine River style Bombers

Wake and skate fly with a very different approach

The Ska-Opper

See the Ska-opper in use

The steelhead Beetle

The Grease Liner

The Grantham Sedge, a fly to create a small wake

The Quigley’s Dragon Gurgler

The Monster Tube Caddis

The FlashBack Bug

See how we tie the Grantham Sedge On Tube

The Grantham sedge - a subtle wake fly

See our page on the Grantham Sedge – and the man behind the fly…

Read more about top-water tactics for steelheads.

Use small bugs for fish hiding in slow water

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Storlaks på Black & White Zebra Sunray Shadow

Sunray shadow sommer

Laks fra Gaspè halvøen fanget på Pearl Sunray Shadow

En flue til store grådige blank laks: Pearl Sunray Shadow Se flue i vores E-Butik

Hvad spiser laks i havet?

XXL rødding fanget på Tube Chernobyl Ants

Store steelheads fra canada`s Vestkyst

Laks fra Øvre Moise elv i Canada

Havørred på overfladen

De første tørfluer til laks var engelske !

Steelhead flue i overfladen feb. 2012 (Scandi. version)

Steelhead flue på toppen

Riffling Hitch på Exploits elven

Steelhead på toppen

Dead-drifting tørflue efter steelhead

Skated Steelhead flue

Riffling Hitch

Wake & Skate serien

Din næste overflade fisketur….

At fiske steelhead i overfladen - af Chad Black

For at have succes når du fisker steelhead ved Skeena – er der her et par vigtige ting du bør huske

Riffling Hitch på Exploits Elven i Newfoundland

Riffling Hitch på Exploits river NF land

Rørfluens historie marts 2011 (Scandi version)

At kroge en laks - på tørflue

Laksen stiger fra dybet for at tage din tørflue…! Ikke altid succesfuld – står sportsfiskeren på elv-breden forvirret med hoved fuldt af tekniske spørgsmål…Hvad skete der?

Langskaftede kroge og brækstangs effekt

Brækstangs effekten…Forklaret som; Udfoldelse af kraft ved et objekt, der anvendes på samme måde som en løftestang – I dette tilfælde; det lange skaft på krogen..

Åbenlyst ikke en super krog-type?

Bombers

Rørfluens historie

1940èn: Enden på den langskaftede krog i Europa

Hr. Richard Waddington, 1910 – 1999

Små kroge virker

Hovedpunkter på små kroge til rør-tørfluer

Preparing dry fly with silicone 2011 Newsletter