Micro conehead tube flies
Zonker style, prawn flies, conventional patterns. You will find them all done as a micro tube flies with a conehead. This special style of tying flies is well-integrated in the world of fly tying here in Europa – and is starting to gain territory in North America on salmon and steelhead rivers. The main asset of this type of conehead fly is that it sinks – and will be fishing almost immediately when it hits the water – something precious when fishing smaller rivers or rivers where the fish will be lying close to the bank – The way that flies done with conehead sinks is also of special interest. Anglers will use the fly’s abilities to jig… a bit like a Dog Nobler fly.
The conehead tube fly sits well in fast waters.
The conehead tube fly sits well in fast waters.The micro conehead tubes allow the fly tier to design tiny flies that will sit well in fast water and keep their depth… Something important is when the fish is reluctant to go to the top. This could be in late August – October when floating lines still is popular, but the fly needs to be fished 10 – 12 inches below the surface. In these transition periods, when summer is flirting with autumn and a relatively warm autumn day turns into the start of the oncoming winter, it is worth remembering that if the fish seems picky, adjusting the fly depth a few inches up or down could be valuable.
Tying the Kinnaber Killer a micro conehead fly
The Kinnaber Killer: I named this fly after the Kinnaber Beat at the North Esk river on the East Coast of Scotland – A place owned by angler par excellence Mr Martin Stansfield –
The fly works perfectly on the North Esk and many other places in Angus – Read about the Kinnaber Beat – Book fishing
Tie in a tiny bunch of soft hot orange hairs from fox
Add hackle and cheeks of Jungle Cock
Add a tiny drop of super-glue to the tube, and the tying thread in front of the hackle pushes a golden conehead onto the tube. Buy the right hook guard from Fishmadman 
I use a 1,4 mm tube. Tie up a body of holographic tinsel – The colour you choose is up to you – For the North Esk and other rivers with peaty water, I use golden and orange colours. Buy tubing from Fishmadman
Add yet another small wing from black fox hair – ad strands of various shimmering material
Turn hackel. Keep the hackle close to the wing to make room for the cone
Add a tiny amount of super glue to the inside of the hook guard – Smear the glue out on the inside of the tube with a toothpick or needle.
Ready spawned Kinnaber Killer micro conehead fly
Push the hook guard tube onto the fly’s body – so far forward that you get the angle you want on both the wing and hackle… Make no mistakes. The super glue doesn´t take prisoners.
Other versions of the Kinnaber Killer conehead fly
Garry Dog Kinnaber Killer conehead fly
Green Highlander Kinnaber Killer conehead fly
Black & Gold Kinnaber Killer conehead fly
Teal & Blue Kinnaber Killer conehead fly
Brown & Orange Kinnaber Killer conehead fly.
