Tube Fly help

[Blake]

Hello,

I've been a lurker and this is my first post on the board. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for books or websites on tube flies?

[Steve Rohrbach]

The best resource is a book called:
Tube Flies: A Tying, Fishing & Historical Guide
by Mark Mandell, Les Johnson, Jim Schollmeyer

Les Johnson is a frequent poster on this site under the name searun. His most recent book is Fly Fishing the Sea-Run Cutthroat Trout. Les is also currently working on an update of Fly Fishing for Pacific Salmon.

Get the book. It has great sections on tools, techniques and a broad collection of flies for most types of fishing. Tube flies are fun to tie and are very effective.

Good luck, Steve

[Blake]

Thanks Steve!

I just ordered the Tube Flies book. Looking forward to it. I put the Les Johnson book on my amazon wish list so hopefully a nice in-law will get it for me for christmas.
I'm looking at possibly taking a job in Gig Harbor and I've been trying to find out more about local fly fishing opportunities.....and so far it has been looking good! :thumb:

[Anil]

Steve and Blake,
Stay tuned. I’ve been corresponding with Mark Mandell and I understand that he is updating their tube fly book as well. The original (that you’ve mentioned) is undoubtedly the standard, but I am really looking forward to a more current version.
Anil

[Steve Rohrbach]

Blake, if you move up to this area you need to get to know Anil. He and Clark own Puget Sound Fly Company, a great shop in Kent. Anil and Clark are site sponsors. Anil teaches a tube fly tying class that includes the Shock and Awe. It is a great fly that offers tremendous flexibility for fishing Puget Sound and the great northwest. Check out their website at:

http://www.pugetsoundflyco.com/

Good luck, Steve

[Hywel]

Anil,

Did you get a date from Mark Mandell on the 'updated' tube fly book? The last time I contacted Amato Publications they informed me that the book was at least a year and a-half out and still in the manuscript stage.

I too am looking forward to a more contemporary re-issue - as so much in the way of patterns, tubes, and tube fly tying techniques have changed in the past ten years.

Blake,

You might check out Ken Sawada's book called, "Tube and Waddington Fly Dressing". The English is a little difficult to read, but the step-by-step instruction, the patterns, and the photography are stunning.

While it's not a book, you also might want to watch a copy of Mikael Frodin's new DVD, "Moderna Laxflugor". While it's in Swedish, it's a three-hour masterpiece on tying tube flies with his system of components.

IMO, Sawada's and Frodin's work are light years ahead of the tying in the original Mandell/Johnson book.

Hywel

[Anil]

I thought it would be best to ask Mark himself rather than take a guess about the release date. Since you guys were interested he also provided some more information about the contents of the book.
The book will be in production over this winter and should be released “next year.” When I asked Mark about the type of flies and tiers included in the book he responded in the following way:

“There are 36 featured tiers, more than half from UK and Europe, each with their own full page color plate. All of it is new generation stuff: flies, materials, tying and fishing techniques, etc. Some astounding tube fly caught fish pics. The first book was geared for beginners; this one takes off from there.”

I can’t wait to see this one.
Anil
www.pugetsoundflyco.com

[Hywel]

Anil,

"I can’t wait to see this one."

Ditto.

Was Mark at liberty to drop a few names of the European or UK tyers that he's featuring in his new book? Also, do you know if Les Johnson will play a part in co-authoring the update?

Hywel

[Anil]

Hywel,
From what I understand Les Johnson is not directly involved with this book. Initially I assumed that this was an updated or revised version of their original book. It now sounds like this will be more of a ‘sequel’ (my word and my impression from talking to Mark).
Mark has been coy about spilling the beans with any names. Right now I’m only aware of one tier whose flies will appear in the book. We’ll just have to wait and see.
Anil
www.pugetsoundflyco.com

[Ed D]

Hmmm, wonder who the "one tier" could be.... :)
-Ed