Kokanee Flies

[SuperD]

Shawn,
Unlike other fish that hit lures like an inhale, the Kokes seem to swipe at these. You will get a lot of hits but not all the hooks ups you should the way the hooks are buried in the fly. Try running the internal part of your tube long so that the hooks extend.

 

[dragonfly]

thanx Dave, it does look short I usually use beads when setting up hoochies but I like the flair so instead of making the tube long or adding beads I am going to add a short section of tube instead

that way I still have the flex so no leverage and it puts it further back

I will try these out at Greenpeter this week to see how they work. dfly

 

[SuperD]

I love that fluorescent pink. Where did you pick that up at?

 

[dragonfly]

Dave, I got it at fishermans marine supply it wasn't in with the flash and decals but in with the fly tying supplies it is called FLUORO FIBRE part # hot pink ff16 it comes in a lot of hot colors and is finer than the regular flash. here's some examples. http://shop.charliesflybox.com/Fluoro-Fiber-Fluoro-Fiber.htm . dfly

 

[DLM]

Instead of the tube you may want to use rubber bobber stops so you can adjust the hook setback as needed.

 

[platypus]

--my mistake just answered a question from page 1 then saw several answers on page 2
--we have been using tube flies here for years
--you can purchase tube fly vise or tube fly vise attatchment what will assist you in tying them.

 

[troutfisher]

You guys inspired me to give this a shot. Added a rubber bobber stop behind the tube as DLM suggested. Excited to see how these fish for me this Spring. View attachment 7716

 

[chukardave1]

Those should catch. We also had some good action on a yellow/orange fly tied that way

 

[downriggeral]

The commercially hand tied flies we use with great success on Lake Roosevelt are $5 to 6 each. No made in China stuff there. Quality hooks, great material and labor. Lets say a couple of bucks material and $3 labor. You might tie 10 to twelve an hour so that's say $35 an hour. Not too many craftsman only charging $35 an hour these days.

Tying your own is definitely a labor of love and very satisfying; if you have the time, skills and have invested in an array of materials. thumbsup

 

[downriggeral]

OOPS I chimed in on the wrong page too. Must be late.... Nice looking flies you all tied up. I'll have to give tube flies a whirl at lake Roosevelt and then this spring when the kokanee lakes heat up (ice off). Thanks for sharing. One of the neat things about this site is the willingness to share info. Makes the experiment loads of fun and reduces the food fish cost to less than a hundred bucks a pound!

Tight lines - Alan

 

[fishingmom]

30 minutes from the clearwater and steelhead but for now my sled is staying in the shed with all the de-icer on highway,,,so thinking kokanee and put together this kokanee trolling fly using cotton candy dyed rabbit strip attached to a shortened ribbed plastic body, for a collar cut the head from a hootchie and glued it on...

 

[SuperD]

fishingmom, I don't know if you named it yet but it looks great When I first saw it, I pictured a chicken laying eggs, gotta figure out how to work that into a name. Nicely done!

 

[downriggeral]

Very nice looking fly fishingmom. It's always fun to catch fish on the stuff we create. I hate deicer but I get why they use it. I have a full width mud flap mounted on the hitch stinger to shed sand and gravel in the winter months; really helps keep the crud off the boat.

SuperD I can hear the hens clucking now..............Happy New Year!

 

[fishingmom]

hadnt considered a name, will wait and see what you come up with on the chicken thing.....using deicer as an excusejust a little too cold to get excited about loading up and heading to the river!!

 

[Twanger]

Received my tube fly material today from Canadian Tube Fly, had to sit at the bench and try them out. Have read all there is on here about making flies and watched a ton on Youtube.. Here is the very first creation off the bench, lol, I will definitely have to keep practicing...

 

[SuperDaveMT]

One thing I've learned through experience is that while fuller flies look better to my eye, the kokes seem to prefer sparser flies. Really sparse. I use hair, rubber leg material, flash a boo, krystal flash separately or in combination, but not that many strands total per fly.

 

[Twanger]

Thanks SD, can you guys throw up a few more pictures of your tube flies, i got a few more weeks of trying to nail this down before the hardwater is gone.
Thanks