Name Litza Blue Category Atlantic Salmon Tube Eppendorf plastic lab tippet, 1 inch Tag French gold oval tinsel Tail Yellow SLF Hank Butt Chinese red Uni-stretch floss Body Rear half: blue Lagartun French mini-flat braid; front half: blue SLF dubbing Rib French gold oval tinsel Body Hackle On front half: cock dyed in ice blue Wing Pearl Mirage flashabou; small bunch of Serebrjanka fur dyed in red; red, ocean blue and silver holo angel hair; small bunch of Serebrjanka fur dyed in ice blue; ocean blue and silver holo angel hair; bunch of polar fox tail fur dyed in black; over the wing a few barbs from peacock feather Flanks Fine long Grizzly cock feather Cheeks Jungle cock Head Black

This amazing Tube Fly is the creation of Contributing Fly Tyer, Jurij (Yuri)Shumakov. You can see more of Yuri's flies at The Flies of Jurij (Yuri)Shumakov. See his notes about this fly below.

YURI'S NOTES: Like the Blue Weasel , one of popular modern blue theme in fly-tying used for fresh runners in Norway and Northern coast of Kola Peninsula at the beginning of season. Works best on stretches near mouth of rivers.

For information about the tubes Yuri uses to tie his flies and for more of his patterns, read his article in the Rackelhanen Flyfishing Magazine.