Fly Tying Tutorial: Sculpin Toad - Realistic STREAMER pattern

[@FlyFishFood]

Here it is!! Happy watching and tying! What's your favorite sculpin pattern?

[@mikeking453]

This one now!

[@BuffaloWill]

This one dawg!

[@varmintassassins8924]

cousin it sculpin. this one is awesome tho!!!

[@amyjohnston4543]

huck sculpin or devo diver

[@charlesloftis2920]

As of 20 March 2020: who in the world are the 15 joyless souls who downvoted this? Fantastic work. Really enjoyed the tutorial and cant wait to tie this. Thanks for sharing it.

[@FlyFishFood]

Charles Loftis It’s funny. Many of those down votes happen seconds after the video is released. Haters giving downvotes like that both provide engagement for the video and prove that they are subscribed to our channel. Both of those things actually help our channel!! Joke’s on them!

[@charlesloftis2920]

@@FlyFishFood: well, like the kids say, "LOL!"

[@ronblackburn3683]

My fishing buddy is a retired Navy Seal. He will now have a new mission: rescuing the hung up fly from my bad casting. I wouldn’t want to lose all the tying effort and fish catching abilities of that fly!

[@Belbivdevoe]

Ron Blackburn have you checked him out thru don shipley?

[@ronblackburn3683]

Nick wray Mark was in buds class 108. Ed Winters was his first JG. I kept his bird dogs when he shipped out for Iraq and Afghanistan. I went to his wedding and retirement ceremony, so I didn’t check with Don. Glad you asked. It does piss off the guys that served.

[@SigmaWolfOutdoors]

Just getting into streamer tying learning lots from great folks like yourselves . Thanks for sharing

[@ricrubeo1265]

Rocking pattern - great job of explaining the techniques, WORTH EVERY SECOND.

[@FlyFishFood]

Ric Rubeo thanks Ric. It was a long one for sure!!

[@stevequinn9704]

Such a great pattern by a phenomenal fly tyer/designer. Some new techniques for me to learn in this one....Always excited to learn something new, especially when the payoff is something this cool!!

[@joeduca8582]

Congrats Cheech, on the trophy and that awesome streamer. Great action, especially when it scoots the bottom kicking up dust, just enough flash too. Thanks!

[@FlyFishFood]

Joe Duca thanks Joe. I have been pleased with it for sure!

[@chrisgull6250]

Best Zonker pattern I have ever seen!!!! Bravo 👏👌

[@jarrettlandreth285]

That’s an awesome pattern I love the combination of salt and fresh techniques! Definitely giving that a try!

[@Outdoor_Addictions]

Thanks for making this so easy to follow.

[@madisonriverfishingcompany696]

like that fiber clump holder thing.

[@jameshughes9234]

Me too, awesome idea. I'm going to make some for my fly tying club.

[@michaelragsdale4797]

So good, so good. The EP blending was eye opening for me. Thank you!

[@craigwaythomas1219]

Looks like another sweet tie dude! I'm a huge fan of the Silent Bob sculpin, cannot wait to give this one a try!

[@borsey]

Pure awesomeness! This could feasibly pass the popularity of the "baby fat". Another home run Cheech! (Gonna try congo hair as a sub until I get some ep fibers but might not be the same consistency, we'll see.)👍

[@biggreenfish3267]

Love that comb gonna get one! I used a lice comb and then to fluff I used a my cat's brush b/c that is what I had. Worked great. I also recommend using CS UV Blast. Hold the spray a distance away so only the finest mist hits the fibers. It will glow like a night light and add an awesome sheen. I also used some tungsten weights I use for bass fishing. Didn't have beads that big.

[@francoisbolduc3511]

Great pattern!! Can wait to tie a few ones!! Thank you to share your knowledge!!

[@tronner_the_awesome]

I always heard "merkin" to mean, uh, something else. Great video as always!

[@proride09]

Amazing pattern! Wow!!! The way it moves in the water is so natural and attractive. Absolutely awesome creation and I can't wait to start working a bunch of these up. Questions: I have a bunch of large crab eyes and it looks like I could incorporate them into the tying of the EP body and prop them upward resting on top the last EP bunch. Would you recommend trying this or do you feel that its not worth the extra work and just use the black resin? Great videos and really love this one. 🤙

[@Jkaneshige]

Brilliant color fiber mixing! Thanks!

[@FlyTyer1948]

What great pattern! Your blending method is very effective & quite in tempo with the music. :-) My guess is this fly will be excellent in saltwater, anywhere there are sculpins which is pretty much everywhere. The action in the water is very realistic. Thanks for posting this.

[@dankochanek8056]

Yeah, need to get a few of these.

[@richardperry9478]

Great pattern. thinking it will be great to modify redfish toads with this weighting method. possibly shorten and split tail.... Thanks for the ideas and great sculpin pattern.

[@marksleeper3752]

Hi Cheech, kudos on the fly, wow nice or what ,I always love your humor and you are a great fly tyer thanks for the post Mark

[@waynehanshue712]

Have to tie this one thanks so much for your creative thinking. I was wondering how much of a pack do u use. For the beginning steps. I’ll be ordering from you guys for sure. Once again thanks

[@jrussell72]

I haven't tied any fly in few years but I will be doing this one very soon...

[@redshaftedflicker]

Thanks tons for the swim footage! Great lookin' bug, awesome techniques.

[@barneyewing2664]

Great fly. I find it easier to taper the rabbit strip after it's tied in and the hook clamped in the vise. kind of gives you a third hand.

[@FlyFishFood]

Barney Ewing good trick

[@Belbivdevoe]

I'm going to try one of these with Brandon's dubbing Loop articulated tail

[@TheGibbons334]

Wish a great looking sculpin. The swim test was amazing to see, I'll be tying this for sure 👊👍

[@carlosmenechelli1447]

thank you very much very good technique ... what material is the mix

[@Jay-rd8mj]

When can we expect the tactical stuffed monkey fur to hit the store? 🤣😂

[@FlyFishFood]

Ha ha ha... They are difficult to sneak up on to shave the right parts.

[@mikekuczynski1552]

Here I am tying up some toads for a Tarpon trip and this comes up , will finish the toads and go to plan B . Plan B tie some of these , if they swim like they do in the video this will be the best sculpin pattern . Might even tie some of these in white , black , and purple with a little less weight to try out on the tarpon . In the mean time go Raiders :-)

[@themotofirm]

Hey Cheech, sweet swimmin’ pattern. How do you think dubbing would do for the body? Like a sideways dubbing head. Thought it would help blend/taper into the tail but not sure of the property differences to the EP.

[@oaklindphoto]

King pattern!! Thanks for sharing

[@gravityalwayswins1434]

looks alive in the water. thanks.

[@glennplatvoet7111]

Interesting 😎 I'll try em they look good enough to eat!

[@hellandheaven66]

Great Pattern! That`s What I`m Looking For. Thank You

[@swordfish9921]

Very nice!! I need a few of these!!

[@tommybo5328]

Awesome fly !!!! On the tail do you color the leather with a marker or anything?

[@FlyFishFood]

Tommy Robins no, but you certainly could do that.

[@gnarlsduceington]

Strait from the master. Looks like il be there tomorrow.

[@plughikes4520]

About time!!!!!!! THANKS DUDE🙌🏽

[@lucaspriesendorf251]

Some one needs to do a video of how to tie a very similar fly to this only on a #14 or #16 hook for trout. Pronably couldn't use the EP though.

[@aw00gaaw00ga1]

You did Brigham dirty 😂😂😂 Gonna chuck this at smallmouth and snakehead come June. I'll send pics. Light tan should do well.

[@FlyFishFood]

Sean Beck bro... you have no idea. He hasn’t eaten a candy bar for years that hasn’t been broken in half by a Sasquatch.

[@codyrodrigues606]

any idea when these would be for sale? I am looking forward to tying them but always enjoy having an example next to me when i start a new pattern!

[@FlyFishFood]

Cody Rodrigues probably not for a year or two. It takes a long time to bring a pattern to market through a manufacturer. That being said, Fulling Mill already has samples.

[@Podobed]

I like the blending techniques. Reminds of a fly Steve Ferrar tied in the 90's, his baby flounder where he used tungsten powder and epoxy to weight the center belly. The movement is pretty dead on but the profile is WAY off. They aren't flat. You can see outside of the flat head they are nearly cylindrical.

[@jerrypeacock5166]

Kinda a mini flounder look. I see many different applications where this could get sluped up by bottom huggers

[@marcjalbert4139]

Hey Cheech. This pattern is insane. Would you say the EP Fiber 3-D "Everglade" blend (looking at your online store) is roughly the same as your custom black/brown/olive mix? Asking for a friend that tries to cut corners...

[@FlyFishFood]

Marc Jalbert it’s very similar. It will work great!

[@chriscook5613]

Nice pattern ! Surprised there are any dislikes 🤔

[@FlyFishFood]

Chris Cook always a few haters

[@dominiqueleblanc2193]

Beautiful!

[@chrisbukowski9434]

You guys should start making ep fiber in those colors and sell it or get ep to do it

[@bmarsico123]

I’ll bet That thing will slay em here in the south. Lots of sculpin in dees here waters for the big fellas to eat. Also go raiders. ☠️

[@FlyFishFood]

Ben Marsico raider nation!!!

[@plnlaya]

What’s a good substitute for EP fibers? Will SLF hanks or Congo hair work. Never seen EP up close so I have no idea of its texture or thickness

[@FlyFishFood]

Phil lays EP is similar to Congo hair

[@carlcrook4803]

So guys can you order the EP Fibers already blended say for the Olive and the Brown toad pattern ? ... Thanks

[@FlyFishFood]

There is a new color called “sculpin” that is really close.

[@AndrewLakey]

Awesome tie...guess what I will me doing tonight. :-)

[@Flyrodder68]

you know enrico make a 3d blend where you domt have to go through the blending...also highly reccomended is Congo hair 1/8 the price twice as much product...same thing as ep fibres

[@FlyFishFood]

Lee Nisenholz none of the blends are how i like my colors but they work in a pinch. Also, I think Congo hair lacks the sheen that EP has.

[@fst96max]

How much of the entire package of EP fibers was used for each color?

[@FlyFishFood]

Delerium89 roughly 1/4

[@natehorowitz7612]

What Fiskars scissors are those?

[@FlyFishFood]

Nate Horowitz just the number 5. we sell them on our site.

[@jeffbrooks8288]

Cheech, will Fulling Mill tie this pattern commercially?

[@FlyFishFood]

Jeff Brooks yep. They have the samples now.

[@jeffbrooks8288]

Fly Fish Food congratulations Cheech! It’s the most realistic sculpin I have ever seen- the swimming action is surreal. You’re creativity as a fly tier has moved into a dimension rarely achieved! Well done! This fly deserves the renown that Fulling Mill can give it. Best wishes for a long run with this pattern!

[@jacobpriest]

How many times does that guy in the background need to use a paper slicer ?!?

[@BuffaloWill]

Anyone remember when we thought this pattern would change our lives forever?

[@FlyFishFood]

Have you fished it?

[@BuffaloWill]

HECK YEAH!

[@rudychavira5558]

Hey what is name of resin you used for eyes?

[@FlyFishFood]

Rudy Chavira loon colored resin. Click the link in the description to see the material list

[@bryanlouville30]

thinking in my brain how to articulate it with game changer shanks

[@GreatDivideFishing]

Boom!!!!

[@MNSkeetFamily]

Straw Boss derivative.

[@FlyFishFood]

Fly Rod D not really even in the same family of flies.