Best Spring tubes for the Tay

[ballingall512]

I'm looking for a short list of the best 10 tubes for spring fishing on the Tay.

I'd reckon. along the lines of

Black and yellow (silver body)
Black and yellow (gold Body)
Gold bodied willie gunn
standard willie gunn
Monkey
cascade tube
Green highlander
Ice maiden
Ghillie/conehead
black francis


Any I should add or replace please feel free to jump in and let me know..... Martin.... UG suggestions please

[underghillie]

Get rid of the Ice Maiden and the Black Francis

Tronach Shrimp
Spring Ghillie
Maggies Shrimp

[ballingall512]

Jul 29, 2010 22:06:59 GMT underghillie said:

Get rid of the Ice Maiden and the Black Francis

Tronach Shrimp
Spring Ghillie
Maggies Shrimp

You missed the Naughty girl and Temptress

what about a flamethrower tube or Pot bellied pig??

[Deleted]

I have yet to tie one but a simple Silver bodied Tube with Purple Bucktail, Purple Hackle and JC eyes impressed me earlier this year when it did the business for its owner on the Tweed albeit as a Waddington.

I believe it also a popular fly on the Spey and see no reason why it wouldn´t catch a fish on the Tay.

I also like the looks of the Sir Richard and the Posh Tosh in Yellow or Orange. These are also the types of fly I carry and would use on the Tay if nothing else was doing

Finally, what about the Garry or one of its modern flashier variants? It is a good fly also.

I am also interested why you rate the Black Francis as a Spring fly as that would not have occurred to me as a choice.

tweedbunnet

[kmacc]

I have been looking at this and thought straight way with my five Tubes for the TAY in Spring time:

1. A tube of cyanide
2. A tube of Cymag
3. A tube of Gelegnite
4+5. Pat and Mick with a net
I dont think any of them will work though LOL!

K MacC

[ballingall512]

Jul 30, 2010 16:24:08 GMT @tweedbunnet said:

I have yet to tie one but a simple Silver bodied Tube with Purple Bucktail, Purple Hackle and JC eyes impressed me earlier this year when it did the business for its owner on the Tweed albeit as a Waddington.

I believe it also a popular fly on the Spey and see no reason why it wouldn´t catch a fish on the Tay.

I also like the looks of the Sir Richard and the Posh Tosh in Yellow or Orange. These are also the types of fly I carry and would use on the Tay if nothing else was doing

Finally, what about the Garry or one of its modern flashier variants? It is a good fly also.

I am also interested why you rate the Black Francis as a Spring fly as that would not have occurred to me as a choice.

tweedbunnet

The Black Francis with a bright yellow or flou green head is a proven killer in the spring on many rivers.
Fished deep in slower moving pools, is an absolute deadly fly on the right day.

[Deleted]

[/quote]The Black Francis with a bright yellow or flou green head is a proven killer in the spring on many rivers.
Fished deep in slower moving pools, is an absolute deadly fly on the right day.[/quote]

Cheers for that. Would not have occurred to me to use it in the Spring
which shows how much I have yet to learn

tb

[stinger]

My top 4 favourite Spring tubes are:

1. Underghillie
2. Woodside
3. Salmostalker
4. Murfey

I wouldn't be without them on opening week on the Dee ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[underghillie]

Jul 31, 2010 17:53:35 GMT @stinger said:

My top 4 favourite Spring tubes are:

1. Underghillie
2. Woodside
3. Salmostalker
4. Murfey

I wouldn't be without them on opening week on the Dee ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D