Fat Back Tubes

Fat Backs

I have always liked the look of Fat Back tubes, something about that wide long sweeping wing just makes me want to throw it in a nice fast tailout for Atlantic here on my home waters. Sat down this week with a good friend to tie up some flies, he wanted to try tying some tubes up so I showed him how to tie his first tube.

I tied this first one with early Atlantics in mind, I think it will be just the ticket when the fish first enter the rapids. Remember to taper you wings!

This fly will surely move a lot of water with that profile! If I were to go back in time and retie this fly, I think I would add more angel hair to the wing to give it a little more flash.

Here is Bretts first tube fly, a nice minnow pattern that will surely produce on some Steelhead and Atlantics. I like how he added the Grizzly Hackle sides, it gives the look of some barring that you would see on a parr. I really like the fishability of this fly, Great work Brett!

Thanks!