As some of you know one of the only things which can rival my passion for fly fishing is my passion for homeschooling (actually “unschooling”) my daughter.  My approach relies heavily on sparking passion and experiencing life in a practical form.  If you’re interested you might see my other blog on homeschooling: www.scottthrasher.com.

Fly fishing has been a great class room and I’m lucky that the small fry shares in my passion for the outdoors. 

So, I’d like to share a few photos of my little fishing and fly tying buddy and a video taken the other day at the tying bench. 

Note: Thanks to www.365flyfish.com where I discovered this nifty little flipbook plugin.

Thrashin’ Trout’s first fly tying demonstration video.  The “Brassie” is a simple but classic fly which is a perfect start for the beginning tier. 

So I tried my hand at making a batch of dubbing wax and after a little tinkering I finally came up with just the right tackiness.  Now I have enough wax for the next 20 years.  I found the recipe in a great article on the Global Fly Fisher. 

Recipe:

Beeswax

Bow Rosin

Olive Oil

Tuna or Cat Food Can

Coffee Maker (A hot plate or burner would work as well.)

Small Tins or Push Up Tubes

Olive Bead Head Midge Emerger

Hook: TMC 2487

Bead: Black Tungsten Bead

Body: 8/0 UNI – Olive

Rib: Silver Ultra Wire – Small

Under Wing: Crystal Flash

Wing Case: Foam

Collar: Ice Dub Peacock

Okay, well after about two weeks of tinkering with this site I think I finally have things pretty much ready to launch.  So… welcome to Thrashin’ Trout; my fly fishing blog which I hope will become my venue for sharing all things fly fishing, fly tying and stories about my fishing experiences. 

I imagine I will keep adjusting things as my vision becomes more focused so please feel free to comment on problems or if you have suggestions I am open to changes.  Thanks for stopping by and look for more content in the near future.