Masterclass Episode 1 - Strömsö Tube Fly

Miki Äikäs is tying one of his favourite flies, Strömsö Tube fly. He has caught numerous large salmon with the fly, biggest one being a 40 pounder.

[@upnorthinthewild]

Excellent fly and demonstration. Thank you!

[@reely01]

Nice clear explanation for what looks like a good pattern. I'll swim it in a few months. Thanks for your time and effort.

[@speybrothers3407]

Glad it was helpful! Tight lines!

[@reely01]

Well done my friend. Thanks for taking the time.

[@speybrothers3407]

More to come! :)

[@neilmcclure4401]

Nice tying. Very informative. Thanks very much Spey bros. Keep Safe.

[@speybrothers3407]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@christrovato6665]

Wow! You do phenomenal work!

[@user-nv7nw4us2q]

great work and a wonderful fly. Thanks! I want to try it on big water on Kola

[@noelhickey661]

Great looking fly I'll be tying a few to try here in Ireland ..

[@speybrothers3407]

Please do! Let us know how you get on

[@FOCUSONTHEFLYFLYFISHING]

Great pattern!

[@speybrothers3407]

Thank you! 😊

[@olesndergaardjensen5884]

It’s gonna be made in 2-3” with a bit more black fox on top and fished in Denmark for sea trout at night and early morning.

[@speybrothers3407]

Sounds great send us a pic on IG or FB would love to see it!

[@brunoiovino2835]

Nice fly ! It could work in France if there were still salmon.

[@speybrothers3407]

It's a shame they are gone.

[@jorgecarcao1270]

What size tubing are you using?

[@brookmelee5983]

That's a bulky head for a "masterclass".

[@dennisdawe7326]

Nice looking fly but the video is always out of focus so it is difficult to follow

[@speybrothers3407]

Sorry about that, why not take a look at our latest videos this past month, up close and nice and clear :)

[@olesndergaardjensen5884]

Vad är det för typ dubbing som används?

[@speybrothers3407]

FF Autumn Green is perfect - speybros.com/products/ff-signature-dubbing?_pos=2&_sid=508c64dbf&_ss=r&variant=39247600320601

[@ellepp100]

Polar bear, Arctic fox, monkey and jungle cock… damn that’s a lot of endangered animals you got there for one fly and that is sad. The fly will look just as good with other materials.

[@speybrothers3407]

Pele we understand where you're coming from, a lot of our newer videos use alternative materials, but would say one thing, jungle cock like most birds destined for fly tying are bred not wild, monkey in the fly tying world only comes from things like recycled coats and rugs from days when they were produced regularly 50-100 years ago, at least they get to be recycled over time, polar bear in fly tying materials is almost exclusively from Greenland where a bear would have been taken out for safety reasons and arctic foxes, regular foxes, racoon and smaller rodents in general are again taken out varminting. That said as a rule of thumb we would choose to go with the more sustainable and regularly available materials first.

[@crazyfliesdk]

Many way of tying a fly. I see something here i would never do. And if you first dub back, very tight - and then forward a bit looser and open turns, you will get a much better fly and catch more fish.
And the fox wing i would do without the long fibers.
And i would cut it in front after tying the wing in and not this way. Then you will get a much cleaner head.
I would even say it takes longer time to tie the way he does, than i do - amd im speaking fishing flies too.