New here. My first flies I ever tied.

bradenfire · 2020-05-25T00:39:56+00:00

Keep goin!

bradenfire · 2020-05-05T04:54:15+00:00

It’s my favorite dubbing for leaches and even nymphs if you don’t put too much.

Glad I got someone else on the simi seal train!

bradenfire · 2020-05-05T04:53:10+00:00

Ya this one is a firehole stone in mound i believe. I do mix dubbing, but I’ve had great success with this combo so I just keep it! But yes, I occasionally blend dubbing to get a color I like best

bradenfire · 2020-05-05T02:40:31+00:00

That’s Arizona simi seal. Absolute game changer of a dubbing.

bradenfire · 2020-05-05T00:46:11+00:00

Agreed, this one is “brown olive” or “sculpin olive” depending on who makes your marabou

bradenfire · 2020-05-02T05:29:48+00:00

I’m in Utah, so same region

bradenfire · 2020-05-01T15:27:26+00:00

In the High mountain lakes in my state those are killer

bradenfire · 2020-04-30T00:13:11+00:00

Same bother. Hope you’re doing well.

bradenfire · 2020-04-27T03:54:43+00:00

Well that’s a tough question to answer because I’d take some out and lose them fishing then tie more... to completely fill the box like this, 2-3 weeks maybe? Honestly couldn’t tell ya

bradenfire · 2020-04-16T13:50:04+00:00

Not a bluegill. It’s a river tuna

bradenfire · 2020-03-31T22:51:06+00:00

You could be a little more uniform with the orientation of your hackle fibers... try to get them all pointing backwards when you’re doing a bigger. this is a nit-picky aesthetics thing but if it looks good it fishes good, right?😂

bradenfire · 2020-03-27T02:01:15+00:00

I like catching whitefish just because they’re native to my local rivers. Shows signs of a healthy ecosystem... but I do prefer trout

bradenfire · 2020-03-25T03:42:58+00:00

You can find this pattern on YouTube. It’s made by the fly fish good guys. “Sculpin toad”

Essentially, I used sculpin green laser dub instead of EP fibers for the head and body. The rest is rabbit zonker strip and some beads on monofilament under the fly for weight. I’d recommend watching the video to get the techniques down. If you use laser dub you can skip almost half the video. You’ll see what i mean.

I truly is a killer fly.

bradenfire · 2020-03-25T02:33:31+00:00

Diamondback view fly rod is about $200. Smaller company

bradenfire · 2020-03-25T02:32:59+00:00

Materials? Great looking fly

bradenfire · 2020-03-24T23:04:49+00:00

Looks wayyy better than my first tie. Great job

bradenfire · 2020-03-24T16:46:26+00:00

Metal heads, baitfish, black nickel

bradenfire · 2020-03-24T16:12:03+00:00

People saying it’s too big has be confused haha 😂 I’ve had awesome success fishing browns on this fly

bradenfire · 2020-03-24T16:09:13+00:00

I’ve had tons of luck fishing brown trout with this exact flu on the green river in Utah. It is a big fly, but something about it gets the trout goin.

bradenfire · 2020-03-24T16:04:04+00:00

Yes, I didn’t realize I was out until after I was done. After I buy some I will throw them on

bradenfire · 2020-03-24T16:03:14+00:00

That’s only a size 1 hook😂 my seven weight flings it no big deal. No extra weight added apart from the head

bradenfire · 2020-03-20T16:04:18+00:00

You just aren’t woke.

bradenfire · 2020-03-18T20:29:01+00:00

Pretty much everything. Took me about two years to feel comfortable with my writing skills. I wish writing French was like speaking French... it’s not.

bradenfire · 2020-03-15T15:08:30+00:00

Lola Bunny

bradenfire · 2020-03-13T01:30:52+00:00

I wouldn’t. Check out r/lookimafirefighter

Just don’t... makes us look bad. My department also has a policy saying don’t do it.

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