Tony ties a popular winter steelhead tube fly pattern on this video, using barred ostrich. This is one fishy looking bug.
Stickel’s Solar Flare Variation
Thread: Veevus 10/0
Tube: ProTube Microtube and Junction
Body: ProTube Silver small drop weight
Hareline Polar Chenille
Collar: Hot Pink Artic Fox spun in loop
Hackle: Montana Fly Co. Barred Ostrich
Wing: Flashabou Lateral Scale—One strip folded on each side
Dyed Grizzly Hackle
Eyes: Jungle Cock or ProTube Synthetic JC
Head: ProTube Medium Procone
I just want to thank Max Stickel for letting use his pattern for the blog. I’ve fished this pattern and it swims like crazy!!! Thanks Max!
Tony
Great pattern…all the movement of a featherwing with the benefits of a tube fly !
Thanks for the post