Tube fly
Collie Dog
SalmonShallow
A long-haired black tube — the wing is the pattern. At slow speeds the hair breathes and moves sinuously; at medium speed it creates a pulsing profile that conventional flies cannot replicate. For the Galway Weir in warm summer water, when nothing else moves fish, the Collie Dog is sometimes the answer.
Fish this when
Summer salmon on the Galway Weir and Moy when conventional patterns are refused. Swing on a floating line at deliberate pace — not fast, not slow. The reaction take from a fish that has turned away from everything else.
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface & waking
Shallow
Mid-depth
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Included in packs
Collie Dog & tube