About Fishmadman.com

Fishmadman is a company made by anglers for anglers. We started out in 2008 as an Internet page collecting information on surface fishing for Atlantic salmon. Our goal was to make surface fishing and particularly dry fly fishing for salmon popular in Scandinavia. We also aim to make the tube fly part of the North American anglers range of fly patterns

1995 The first floating tube fly

We fished the rivers of Scandinavia with conventional dry flies every year but in the mid 90´s Jesper Fohrmann designed a new set of dry flies tied on tube - The design was made as a consequences of the problems he was having with drowning dry flies fished on a big turbulent river in Northern Norway.

Using long shank hooks for dry flies or other flies for that matter is a old fashion way of  doing flies that we would avoid - We use tubes that can be fitted with small short shank carp hooks with a wide gape that hook the fish perfectly. The tube does not work as a lever as the long shank so often will do - and Upon hooking the fish the hook often become detached from the tube - Tying dry flies on tube also makes dry flies that perform much different to those tied on a long shank hook making them easier to cast and present  - a decrease in weight by up to + 30 % also makes them float better.

A big dry fly on tube

One fly patterns in the fly box is rarely enough - and sometimes anglers must develop special flies that will fit right into their fishing  - One of the best flies we have designed for this sport is the Monster Tube Caddis ™

1995 Caddisfly imitation for Atlantic salmon

The Monster Tube Caddis ™ was designed during the summer of 1995 This summer was a big year for caddisfly of the limnephilidae family.  Normally the Atlantic salmon is not known to eat anything on their way to the spawning grounds – but these fish in the very north of Norway where feasting away on the wealth of insects and an imitation of the caddisfly was needed.

Like Lee Wulff in the late 20´s had designed his White Wulff as a huge version of a may fly - so did Jesper Fohrmann also create a caricature like version of the caddisfly insect. This big caddisfly caricature has ever since proven to be an excellent dry fly for salmon.

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            Why tie dry flies on tube ?

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  Big feather-light flies that sit perfect in the surface.

  Big hooks make heavy flies ! There is no doubt that a dry fly tied on tube weigh less and floats much better.

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  No problems with leverage

• The problem with leverage is a major issue in the world of fly fishing - A big long shank hook will very easily be pulled from the mouth of a salmon or trout when the fish use the hook as a lever. Use a tube fly and a small short shank hook instead - this solves the problem. Read more

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  Our flies make less damage on fish

  Using a big long shank hook often means big flesh wounds in the mouth of the fish. Do like we do: use small short shank hooks in a tub fly - These hooks are easy to remove and inflict less damage on the fish. Read more
  

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  A fly that gives you multiple choice of hook and hook positioning

  Chose a hook that will fit your water or size of fish. A hook you chose early in the season when the river is strong and you might put your hand on the brake to stop a fish - may not be the same hook you would choose to use on your tube fly when the river is low and slow

Top water creativity - From our shop

Fishmadman has a big range of super designed flies that will give you new possibilities in your fishing. We have the best people in the business tying flies with us - Why ? Because top water flies has to perfect to perform well on the surface

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