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 A steelhead responds positively to the "camp fly". |
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| The Pro Flexitube System
The lighter weight the fly, the closer to the surface of the water it fishes. Pro Flexitube offer a chance to construct flies that are exceptionally lightweight. Tube flies also offer the advantage that the hook can be replaced if it is damaged without destroying the whole fly. Offered below are some materials and techniques that might make your fall fishing more exciting and productive. |
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Pro
Flexitube Finally there is a tying tube which comes with the hook holder attached (permanently). No more cutting and fitting different diameters of tubing together with messy, noxious smelly glues. These fly tying |
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| tubes are stepped with the hook holder built in. The thinner tube at the front will accept Drop Weights and Flexi Weights as well as HMH 3/32" ID Cone Heads. Flexitubes are 80mm (3 1/8") long and can be trimmed and customized into many different configurations. | ||||
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| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| 10100301 | Pro Flexitube 40x40mm | Clear | $4.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| 10100302 | Pro Flexitube 40x40mm | Black | $4.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| 10100306 | Pro Flexitube 40x40mm | Orange | $4.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| The Adaptable Tube Pro Flexitubes can be easily trimmed to any length with a razor blade or scissors. Cut ends may be flamed to smooth edges. Pro Flexitubes have 40mm of each diameter, 80mm total (3 1/8" overall). |
 Practical tying lengths for Pro Flexitubes are from 1/2" to 3". |
 This simple Fluorescent Red & Orange Bunny Leech was tied in camp in less than five minutes. |
 The Flexitube that this fly is tied on was trimmed to 1 3/8". A TMC105, #4 hook was added for a perfect fit. |
 The next morning a couple of steelhead were landed using the "camp fly". |
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Pro Flexi Weight These weighted sleeves integrate with both the Pro Flexitube and Pro Micro Tube systems. A Flexi Weight can be added to a fly near the front middle or rear of the tying tube to change how the fly will ride in the water. Other tying materials can be added behind, in front of, or over the top of these tubes for many effects. Flexi Tubes are very finely finished, and very easy to use. They help add weight to your fly without adding bulk. |
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| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| 10200198 | Pro Flexi Weight, 5mm | Silver | $4.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| 10200298 | Pro
Flexi Weight 10mm |
Silver | $4.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| 10200498 | Pro
Flexi Weight 20mm |
Silver | $4.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
You Don't Have To Stop Fishing If The River
Turns Off-color... Steelhead eyes can adapt quickly to changing water conditions. Try a dark fly in dark water. |
| Pro Drop Weights | ||||
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| These beautifully finished chrome plated brass weights allow a tier to customize both the weight and balance of any fly while they are tying it. These weights can be added at any point in the fly, including in front like a cone head. The blunt large end of each tapered weight is designed to buttress the base of a hackle and/or wing assembly to help it resist the flow of the water. This allows the fly to retain a larger diameter when wet. Drop Weights can be added to flies in single or multiple-weight configurations. Drop Weights can be used in conjunction with Flexiweights and/or Cone Heads. | ||||
 This ScandiSquid Uses a large Drop Weight between the dubbed body and the wing/hackle assembly. This allows the fly to fish deeper and helps to retain its frontal swell when fishing in strong currents. The wing is a mixture of Finn Coon and Angel Hair. A Daiichi X-Point Saltwater Hook has been added. The opening of the hook holder has been reduced slightly with heat. We don't recommend that you do this in most cases, only when using hooks constructed with very small eyes. |
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| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| 10200798 | Pro
Drop Weights 4mm |
Silver | $4.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| 10200898 | Pro
Drop Weights 6mm |
Silver | $4.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| 10200898 | Pro
Drop Weights 8mm |
Silver | $4.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
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HMH Cone Heads For Pro Tubes |
 This fly employs a Cone Head and an Owner Fly Liner Hook. |
| A fly that employs a cone head for weight is streamlined and comparatively easy to cast. Usually these flies will sink slightly faster than the fastest sinking fly line. This is a distinct advantage when fishing for salmon and steelhead holding deep in cold water. Cone heads are easy to tie with and can be added to a tube fly either before or after the rest of the fly is constructed. |
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Melt the front of a plastic tube so that it swells
and holds the cone in place. These "large bore" cones
fit over several types of tubing. Temple Dog style flies take
on very seductive actions when front weighted with a heavy cone.
Saltwater squid and minnow imitations also assume "duck & dive"
actions when tied with these cones. These 1/4" OD brass cone heads
fit all Pro Tubes. |
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| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| 70111 | HMH Cone Heads, Brass | Medium 3/32" ID |
$6.50 |
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| 70121 | HMH Cone Heads, black | Medium 3/32" ID |
$6.50 |
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| 70131 | HMH Cone Heads, nickel | Medium 3/32" ID |
$6.50 |
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TMC 105 Hooks These very sharp hooks were designed for egg flies. They have proven themselves for tube fly hooks. Straight eye, reversed bend, 2X strong, 5X short bronze. This is a well proven tube fly hook style. |
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| Item | Description | Price | To Top |
| TMC-105 | 25 pk TMC size 4 Model 105 Hooks | $6.15 | -->SALE ENDED |
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Daiichi X452 Hooks These hooks are designed for use in saltwater. Razor sharp straight x-point, O'Shaughnessy bend, straight eye, forged, heavy wire, Silver colored. We have used these these hooks extensively in both fresh and saltwater. They are some of our favorite hooks. This is a well proven tube fly hook style. |
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| Item | Description | Price | To Top |
| DAX452-2 | 12 pk Daiichi Model X452 Hooks Size 2 | $7.50 | -->SALE ENDED |
| DAX452-4 | 15 pk Daiichi Model X452 Hooks Size 4 | $7.00 | -->SALE ENDED |
| DAX452-6 | 15 pk Daiichi Model X452 Hooks Size 6 | $7.00 | -->SALE ENDED |
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Owner Hooks Co. Ltd was established in 1974 and their mission policy was “Perfection In Hooks”, a motto the company still strives for today. CUTTING POINT® HOOKS - Owner's revolutionary triple-edge design is what put the Owner name and its product line on the map. The unique, patented hook design is led by a needle sharp point, and as the hook begins to penetrate, the resistance actually decreases as the three edges cut their way through for an instant, positive hook-set. The machining process that renders this unique point requires extra steps and thus extra expense. Owner hooks are expensive, but give extra |
| advantages, so they are worth it to many experienced anglers. While other hook manufacturers claim their hooks to be sharp, or sharpest, Owner CUTTING POINT® hooks are the only hooks designed specifically with instant penetration as the primary design feature. |
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Owner Fly Liner Hooks No expense has been spared. These hooks are very finely crafted. Designed as a saltwater hook for fishing live bait, this aggressive design features the Owner Cutting Edge Point. The black chrome finish provides a very smooth, abrasion-free finish for the leader connection to the eye. They are reasonably easy to sharpen after contact with a river bottom. Short shank, Standard gap, no off-set, cutting edge point, very sharp, micro barb, forged, ball eye, black chrome finish. This is a well proven tube fly hook style. |
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| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| 5106-101 | Owner Fly Liner Hooks, Pack-7 | 1 | $5.25 | -->SALE ENDED |
| 5106-91 | Owner Fly Liner Hooks, Pack-8 | 2 | $5.25 | -->SALE ENDED |
| 5106-71 | Owner Fly Liner Hooks, Pack-8 | 4 | $5.25 | -->SALE ENDED |
| 5106-51 | Owner Fly Liner Hooks, Pack-9 | 6 | $5.25 | -->SALE ENDED |
| Pro Tying Needle | ||||
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| 2mm X 110mm tempered steel needle acts as a mandrel on which to tie Pro Tubes, fits any tying vise, and holds tubes securely, well tempered and durable. | ||||
| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| 10400198 | Pro Flexi Tying Needle | 2mm X 110mm | $14.50 | -->SALE ENDED |
| Reboot Yourself | |
 Featured here are a pair of Simms Guide Boots after 14-months of use by a hard working professional fly fishing guide. After this picture was taken all worn cleats & studs were replaced (some for the second time). |
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| Your choice of wading shoes and how you maintain them will determine how you perform as an angle. Traction and foot comfort determines how you cast, how well you wade, and how long you can fish. To be at your best, your wading shoes have to fit snugly for maximum support and protection. If you are sliding around inside your shoes while wading a swift stream, you are in jeopardy. Your shoes are your first line of defense against fatigue. While wading, you need soles that stick to the bottom of the river. Studs and cleats of all kinds wear out. But if you wear Vibram soles they can be replaced easily. Bring your shoes to use. We will be glade to install/replace studs, etc. | |
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| StreamTread Vibram, Exclusive on Simms Wading Shoes | |
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The exclusive Simms sole uses the Vibram® patented 360 lug that provides traction in all directions and is easy to clean. All StreamTread™ soles can accept Simms HardBite™ Boot Studs made specifically for rubber soles. The combination of the removable studs and the StreamTread™ sole offers superior traction, even on big steelhead rivers, which are notoriously slick and swift.. |
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| Stud Service Available (Hard Bite Studs, AlumiBite and Star Cleats installed) |
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| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| SGB1090007 | Simms Guide Boot, StreamTread Vibram Soles | 7 | $199.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| SGB1090008 | Simms Guide Boot, StreamTread Vibram Soles | 8 | $199.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| SGB1090009 | Simms Guide Boot, StreamTread Vibram Soles | 9 | $199.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| SGB1090010 | Simms Guide Boot, StreamTread Vibram Soles | 10 | $199.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| SGB1090011 | Simms Guide Boot, StreamTread Vibram Soles | 11 | $199.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| SGB1090012 | Simms Guide Boot, StreamTread Vibram Soles | 12 | $199.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| SGB1090013 | Simms Guide Boot, StreamTread Vibram Soles | 13 | $199.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| SGB1090014 | Simms Guide Boot, StreamTread Vibram Soles | 14 | $199.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
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RIVERSHED™ BOOT with STREAMTREAD™ Soles ECO-CONSCIOUS DESIGN FOR RESPONSIBLE ANGLERS. Invasive species such as mud snails and didymo have become a growing threat to the health of trout populations and aquatic ecosystems throughout the world. And, unfortunately, anglers have played a part in the spread, unintentionally transporting them among different watersheds on their wading boots and other fishing gear. The problem is now well-known in the fishing community and at Simms, they've taken the matter to heart. That’s why they’ve introduced the new CleanStream™ design. CleanStream™ is a design philosophy that runs through their line of wading boots. It doesn’t refer to any specific product or feature. Rather, it describes a combination of features they employ to assist anglers in doing their part to prevent the spread of invasive species. Products with the CleanStream™ design feature materials that are more resistant to “hitchhiking” organisms and have less exposed stitching, fewer ridges and pockets that could potentially hide stowaways. In addition to making fishing gear easier to clean, Simms encourages all anglers to inspect and clean their gear after every outing to help prevent the spread of invasive species. |
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| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| SRB1090007 | Simms Rivershed Boot with Streamtread Soles | 7 | $179.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| SRB1090008 | Simms Rivershed Boot with Streamtread Soles | 8 | $179.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| SRB1090009 | Simms Rivershed Boot with Streamtread Soles | 9 | $179.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| SRB1090010 | Simms Rivershed Boot with Streamtread Soles | 10 | $179.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| SRB1090011 | Simms Rivershed Boot with Streamtread Soles | 11 | $179.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| SRB1090012 | Simms Rivershed Boot with Streamtread Soles | 12 | $179.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| SRB1090013 | Simms Rivershed Boot with Streamtread Soles | 13 | $179.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| SRB1090014 | Simms Rivershed Boot with Streamtread Soles | 14 | $179.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
| Winter Bonefishing on South Andros Island, Bahamas |
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The only time to go bonefishing in the Bahamas is in April and May,
right? Go in January and you're going to get shut down by a cold front,
right?
Wrong! One of the most under-rated fisheries around is the winter bonefishing in the Bahamas, particularly if you head just a little
further south.
The months from November through February offer plenty of great weather,
a chance to escape the cold further north, and oh by the way, a chance
at the biggest bonefish of the season.
The average high on South Andros Island in December is 79 degrees - a
whopping 3 degrees cooler than the average high in April. Coming from
Portland or Denver or Seattle in December, you're not likely to notice
that difference, but here's the good news...the big fish do. For
reasons that we're not quite sure of, that few degrees difference in
temperature does affect the fish. The biggest bonefish on Andros - from
a true 6 pounds to legitimate double-digit fish - tend to come up on the
flats most frequently during the winter. While you're less likely to
see those schools of hundreds of fish in January, if you're looking for
shots at big singles and doubles, there's no time like the winter.
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What About Cold Fronts?
Well, cold fronts happen sometimes. On South Andros they typically drop
the temperature by a few degrees (though rarely below 70), and last for
a couple of days. Look at a satellite image of a cold front sometime
during the winter - it's amazing how often that big cloud bank covers
the Florida Keys and the northern Bahamas...and peters out right in the
middle of Andros Island. Regardless South Andros has plenty of
protected inland creeks, so even in the middle of that 73-degree 'cold
front', anglers are still out there catching fish.
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Gear
Targeting big bonefish in the winter means fishing big flies. Your
go-to patterns this time of year are #2s. If you're fishing really
skinny water, a small fly would be a #4. On the West Side where the
real bruisers are seen most often, it's not unusual at all to fish a 1/0
bonefish fly. This is definitely a "big fly for big fish" situation.
Unless you're a tournament caster, don't make the mistake of bringing
only an ultra-fast 8 or 9 weight with a light-presentation fly line.
These fish aren't spooky - your average shot here is between 30 and 40
feet. Much more important than your '80 foot cast onto a dinner plate'
is your '30 feet RIGHT NOW' shot. 4 false casts won't get it done, so a
setup that loads quickly and at close range gives a big advantage. A
medium-fast 8 weight paired with shorter, heavier line like a Rio
Tropical Clouser is ideal.
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| Check Out our trip report from fishing Andros South - Mark & Patty |
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Deneki Outdoors owns and operates Andros South, a
bonefishing
lodge on South Andros Island. The season runs from October through
May, and you should think about a visit in the winter...
Andrew Bennett Deneki Outdoors andrewb@deneki.com 425-985-5938 |
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Flats Flies for
Bonefish & Permit |
The Fly Fishing Shop, Welches, OR
1(800)
266-3971
Fish long & prosper,
Mark & Patty