Its that time of the year

[wrightwyoming]

Yes I have tied the Alaska version and the Great Lakes version with good results. Last fall I sent out a few to Oregon and they produced coho salmon. I also sent a few to Alaska to fish on the rivers behind spoons. They reported good results. The Great Lakes fisherman have been using flies for years and have replaced their squids for flies. Dream Weaver, Atomic flies Howie flies, Horse Flies all have web sites if you want to see what they fish. They call them meatless rigs. I use something similar for lake trout with good results at Flaming Gorge and Fort Peck.
Best of Luck

 

[mrmike]

O'h ya babe been super tuning some for Springer to pull with my troll herring/haven't had a chance to fish them yet. SHHHH it s secret.

 

[mrmike]

Wrightwyoming Went on the net and looked up those flies you mention just bigger stuff Atomic flies/Howie flies just large tube flies them meatless rigs they are quite expense/thanks for the imput actually they are behind dodgers kokanee or chinook same family. I don't think they would work in the Pacific NW we can use meat on are hooks. thanks again

 

[the force]

Okay, it has been a while though I figured I better give you guys an update. Being the cheap bugger that I am, I decided against buying a tube fly set-up. Instead I used a few plastic Q-tips and found an appropriately sized allan key to fit the ID of the tube and straight into my vice. Cut Q-tip tube to length, melt the end a bit to flare it out, tie the fly, and melt and flare the opposite end to finish. Anyway, it was cheap and easy and gives me a handful to try for the summer. Wish me luck.
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[wrightwyoming]

Good luck! If you are interested I sell my trolling flies for $5 unrigged or $6 with hooks and scent system,