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When this book
was published in 1995 there really wasn't any reference
material at all on the subject of tube flies so most
tiers like myself just sort of stumbled along in a sort of
tying vacuum tying whatever we thought was right. But for those
tiers who never even considered tying on a tube this work opened
a whole new concept, a concept which now has deep roots in North
America as with the rest of the World. No longer is tube tying
the exclusive domain of the Atlantic salmon fisherman, although
their contribution to the craft cannot be overlooked, but rapidly
spreading as an all inclusive fly choice.
Chapter one lays
out the various reasons for going to tube flies instead of
tying on hooks, although short it does layout a very
convincing argument for switching.
So now that your
interest is whetted chapter two lays out in detail
the equipment needed to successfully tie on tubes.
Now that you rushed
out and purchased all that stuff chapter three sets
down some basic steps in tying various fly types,
sort of a basic how-to of the kinds of flies most
associated with tying on tubes.
Chapter four is
a section totally dedicated to the Atlantic salmon fly,
even though you may not fish Atlantic salmon this section
is chock full of great tying ideas.
Chapter five is a
chapter I really rely on, streamer tube flies, mostly salt
water but certainly convertible to any waters or species.
Chapter
six, tube poppers and sliders, a little something for anyone.
The appendix lays
out suppliers of materials.
All in all the
book is well laid out with plenty of photographs to
illustrate the text and personally a great place to
start if you are considering tube flies as an option
to your fly arsenal. If I have any criticism it would be
the recipes for each pattern. They're written in such a
manner that you have to carefully read the description to
pick out the necessary materials to finish a fly but in the
overall scheme of things that's a very small price to pay.
Bob Kenly
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