A miniature commotion fly
A really small tube Stoats Tail – hitch fly – that also doubles as a miniature regular tube fly – The Stoats Tail pattern with its fine black hair and black body is a sure and classical way to fool salmon – Here turned into a miniature surface fly – The perfect choice for many Scottish and Scandinavian rivers – Big or small streams – Clear or peaty water…Don’t leave without the Stoats tail pattern.
Small
Slightly smaller than the V-FLY group at 20 mm (0,78 inch) body- equivalent in length to a # 10 – 14 hook.. But then again, it is a difficult fly to compare to a fly tied on hook
The other riffling hitch tube flies
The riffling hitch tube fly system – In detail
Delicate micro flies perfected to trail in the surface
All Fishmadman hitch tube flies is based on the same clever system that will enable you to fish with different hooks.
The line is entered through a hole in the belly or side of the fly – This will make the fly pull to the surface and wake. Due to the design of the tube system, the fly will hitch with ease even in slack water – We use fine hair from small squirrel as this has proven to be unrivaled material for these subtle micro wake flies.
Technical details
Probably the best hitch tubing – ever made…
We think we have the right to brag… when we say the best tubing ever made. All other tubing found in fly tying shops could not live up to our expectation. Together with a chemical engineer we developed a new PVC-free plastic formula for the solemn purpose of producing a tube for riffling hitch.
- It will withstand a lot of mechanical wear
- Very low memory – This will ensure that the tube fall back into place after use (hook removed)
- Will work in a wide range of temperatures including frost cold days.
This is the same tube we use for our wake flies and other bigger tube flies. See the tube in our shop
Squirrel tail in the right size
We use hair from very small or juvenile squirrels – This type of fine hair is not too stiff – nor too fine…but just perfect for these subtle surface flies.
Learn more about squirrel tails for fly tying
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Our exclusive page on riffling hitch fishing and flies
Our main pages on the riffling hitch sport – Read more about the riffling hitch pattern history and styling – A dedicated page on Fishmadman.com
Read more on Fishmadman.comRiffling hitch know-how…
Know how page on riffling hitch – See how to fish with them
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Jack Cook (verified owner) –
awesome sparse little hitch tube
Jack Cook (verified owner) –
nice sparse tie
John Shaw (verified owner) –
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Paul C. (verified owner) –
Leinster, Ireland
Robert Holt (verified owner) –