January 15th, 2023

Greetings fishing enthusiasts!


As we progress into the new year, 2FellasFishing has many exciting updates and insight into the process of our project!

First, we have gained access to a Premiere Pro account. Previously dependent on iMovie, the new editing and video production opportunities are significantly higher. While iMovie has been great, the ability to take our editing and production into the next level with a more advanced program will be beneficial to our whole project. We have been experimenting with new techniques, styles, and transitions and we look forward to sharing this new quality of content in our upcoming videos. 

Next, over the winter break we took a trip to Bass Pro to purchase many of the necessary materials required for fly tying. If you recall from our previous blog posts we had purchased a fly-tying kit and we now have the materials that can be used in that kit at our disposal. While we got all the necessary materials, we also got distracted by the large fish tanks and the fun items at Bass Pro (as expected!). You could probably spend a whole day at Bass Pro if you truly wanted to. 

Also, with the fly tying materials purchased, we were able to meet up and tie our first fly. We chose to tie the Clouser fly, which combines many of the attributes of the lures that were successful for a variety of the species we caught in our summer video series. This Clouser fly imitates a baitfish, which is commonly preyed upon by many different types of fish. What makes this fly a great starting point for us to begin tying is the fact that it is not just specific to one type of fish. Many of the fish caught in our videos will easily go after this fly. In order to tie this, we researched and studied many videos and websites that were extremely beneficial in learning the process. It is certainly tricky, but we have gotten the hang of it! However, we are not just copying the fly design demonstrated from the internet, rather we are incorporating many aspects such as style and color that are beneficial to the species available and researched from the summer that are specific to this area and the Chesapeake Bay. Additionally, instead of just purchasing all the items necessary, we have looked further into locally sourcing them from nature and really understanding where the materials come from and how they are used. For example, one of the materials used for the Clouser fly is buck tail. Instead of buying this, we contacted some of our hunter friends and were able to secure natural buck tail that can be utilized in our tying process. 

So...where do we go from here?

Now that we have learned and researched about the Clouser fly, we plan on releasing a video encompassing this process of tying and the characteristics of the fly early next week. We will make sure to include a time-lapse! From here, with the materials needed fully acquired and our creative spirits, we hope to continue to release content throughout the end of the month with new lure designs and projects. Furthermore, we have begun to research the process of airbrushing lure blanks. We look forward to what the future of our lure production holds. 

Until next time, 

-2FellasFishing