Herb Johnson Special - Tube Fly

Tied By John Preston
Lebanon, NH, USA

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Herb Johnson Special Tube Fly

Tube:

WD-40 tube

Hook:

Backbird Sabretooth #8 or Tiemco 105 #6

Tag:

Fine oval silver tinsel

Butt:

Flourescent green floss (optional)

Body:

Black wool or floss

Rib:

Oval silver tinsel

Belly:

White goat or skunk

Wing:

Yellow bucktail under brown bucktail dyed yellow, topped with 2 strands each of red and blue floss on each side, then a few strands of peacock herl

Thread/Head:

Grey with yellow eyes and black pupils

Tier's Comments:

One of my favorite "change-up" flies I try when the regulars aren't working. It has done the trick for me on various rivers, including the Medway, Matane, Margaree, and the Pinware.

I used to tie this fly on a streamer hook #2, but I feel it works better on a tube. The Blackbird hook is fine wire, very sharp and strong. It will penetrate and hold a fish better than a heavy-wire long-lever streamer hook. (My .02 CAN =8^)

Happy fishing in 2008!

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Revised: Thursday, March 20, 2008 4:01 PM
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