Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Up next, the Klinkhamer. I'll do a dozen standard like this, a few hi-viz post, a few all black with hi-viz post, and I'm also going to try black posts this year for visibility in high glare. #flytying #flyfishing 071
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Getting back to the vise. Starting with 100 EHC for Tie-A-Thon #flytying #flyfishing 1161
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 15/07/2025#flyfishing people - do you tie your own leaders? please talk me out of it.... 110
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Success from the Guides' Choice Hares Ear tonight. Amazed how well a sz 14 klink works as an indicator and can easily float a weighted & beaded sz 16 nymph. #flytying #flyfishing 2190
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 13/05/2025This was the first year I tied klinkhammers for my dry box. Glad to find that they work! #flytying #flyfishing 1110
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 02/05/2025First trout of the year, on a brook I hadn't fished before today. 15 days earlier than my first trout last year. Took a sz 14 prince nymph tied this winter. #flyfishing #flytying 0120
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Very cool to see one of my local fly shops, Tied by Night, featured by Flylords in this video. Roland is a local legend. Even seems like he tidied up the shop for this video! youtu.be/slF3xPuwZ2w?... #flyfishing #flytyingyoutu.beWe drove 30hrs to FLY FISH HERE! | FLY SHOP TOUR Szn 3 - Ep. 1YouTube video by Flylords 030
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Filling a new box with this year's ties #flytying #flyfishing 0201
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Ok, what's everyone's fav online #flyfishing retailer that's offering that SA 2-for-1 deal? 140
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Reading @davidrcoggins.bsky.social "The Optimist" and it's the first time I've heard someone other than my own father wax poetic about Snyder's of Hanover brown box pretzels 040
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Mid-tie thought: isn't a stimulator just a really big elk hair caddis? #flytying 1221
Reposted by BrianThe Shadow Over Innschwartz ✨🦑✨ @benschwartz.bsky.social · 22/03/2025aoc and bernie look like every local action news anchor team. 1045434410
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Realized today that the only "true" dry flies I tied this winter are Elk Hair Caddis, Para-Adams, and Stimulators 👀 Everything else is a foam hopper or an emerger. Should I tie up any other "true" dries? #flytying #flyfishing 671
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Stepping out of my comfort zone to spin some deer hair for bass flies. This is as close as I have come so far to a presentable Taps Bug #flytying #flyfishing 2161
Reposted by BrianTechnology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Anyway I just sent a fax to my senator. faxzero.com/fax_senate.phpfaxzero.comFax SenatorsFaxZero lets you send free faxes to your senators with no subscription or sign-up. 18853471212
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Oof. Last year's mess. Technically I have enough newly tied flies that I don't need any of these 🤔 #flytying #flyfishing 1120
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 12/03/2025These sparkle pupae 'bubbles' are really annoying me. Difficult to get right. But the quest to figure it out makes it easy to tie a dozen #flytying #flyfishing 2150
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 26/02/2025First stimulator where I've got the proportions right and fit everything on the hook. Now I just need to size the rear hackle correctly and I'm almost there #flytying #flyfishing 1180
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Ok they're starting to look a bit nicer! #flytying #flyfishing 1121
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Tying a few ugly little foam beetles for when hoppers are too big #flytying #flyfishing 2191
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 08/02/2025In NYC, ended up in a store that ONLY sells cuff links. Yes, they had a #flyfishing / #flytying selection 1181
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Messing with ideas to get the leg 'effect' on hoppers/chubbies without rubber legs. This was a sloppy concept tie, but what does everyone think of the use of soft hackle? Does make it hard to hide the foam/wing tie down points but that can be worked on #flytying 480
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 04/02/2025First attempt at a Rosenhopper. Didn't bother with the knotted legs. Needs a bushier front wing next time #flytying #flyfishing 1111
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Awesome, unique series on YouTube from the American Museum of #flyfishing : each episode features a historic rod from their collection and a local angler takes it out on the Battenkill! youtu.be/nHgIqL6kaYY?...youtu.beFishing the Collection // Season 4 // Episode 2YouTube video by American Museum of Fly Fishing 060
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Here's my rubber legs trick when you need two sets on a fly. Essentially, just use one long piece on each side and then split when you trim everything up. A little easier for me than dealing with 4 different strands #flytying #flyfishing 1111
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Chubby Chernobyl, size 12. Working with rubber legs gives me a headache, but I think I found a hack to make 2 sets on a fly less unruly #flytying #flyfishing 0100
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Film from vacation came back - here's my first saltwater fish on the fly! #flyfishing 3130
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 29/01/2025#flyfishing folks who know vintage reels: what are my options for AFFORDABLE vintage click n pawl reels to pair with a 3wt? Am I going to find anything worthwhile for less $ than a new battenkill? 340
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 27/01/2025How do I get a seasonal job working someone's booth at all the stops of the Fly Fishing Show? 😂 I work in sales with a flexible schedule...someone take me up on this for 2026! 080
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 27/01/2025What are everyone's favorite fly boxes? I tried the Tacky Pescador last year, but honestly, I think the Tacky style actually holds the flies TOO firmly and makes them annoying to place back in. Thinking of moving to Fulling Mill boxes this year, tho they are a bit expensive. #flyfishing #flytying 771
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Ok, I finally did it. I blocked the "Always Angling" link-reposting account. They never posted original content, and their link posts were clogging up my feeds. Though some of the links were interesting, I would rather see original content. #flyfishing 2100
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Best #flyfishing guides in Bozeman MT? Trying to sneak in a day of fishing before a wedding this summer 020
Reposted by Brianthemodernfly @themodernfly.bsky.social · 23/01/2025The Klinkhamer. Part of "A Drawing a Day for 100 Days" challenge. A popular parachute style emerger used in fly fishing to catch grayling and trout. 2152
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Got a chance to go salt water #flyfishing for the first time today while on vacation. Holy crap is it different from trout fishing on rivers & streams. Like driving a tank instead of riding a bicycle. 261
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 09/01/20252nd attempt at the rabbits foot emerger. You can see the CDC a bit better here since I scaled back the wing size. #flytying #flyfishing 0121
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Rosenbauer's rabbit foot emerger. First time working with snowshoe rabbit foot. Not my best tie but very buggy! #flytying #flyfishing 5220
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Not many fly pics this week because these simple dubbing loop nymphs aren't much to talk about 🤷♂️ #flytying 1121
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 06/01/2025#flytying folks - what is your preferred brand for peacock herl? The pack of strung herl I have from Hareline is a bit dull and thick stemmed. 421
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 31/12/2024A klinkhamer is just a parachute adams variation on a unique hook #flytying #flyfishing 060
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 30/12/2024More klinkhamers in the vise this week. Wrapping up half a dozen in classic colors, then moving to a few with hi vis post, then a few with black body & hackle. Any versions that you all like? #flytying #flyfishing 1130
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Finally starting to reorganize the boxes I tie into. First up, nymphs. A few over 100 flies in here so far, all tied in the last month & more to come. Next I'll reorganize the dries. Then, last year's leftovers. Come spring I'll fill up my actual fly boxes from these. #flytying #flyfishing 180
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 24/12/2024My first attempt at a klinkhamer. Read a lot of Hans' writing on the pattern before tying, loved his note that there's no way to "over hackle" the pattern. Fun & simple tie. Can't wait to fish this! #flytying #flyfishing 0151
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 23/12/2024ok #flyfishing #flytying folks: as I'm reorganizing my boxes as I tie this winter, should my emerger patterns go in my nymph box or my dries box?? 241
Brian @bshv.bsky.social · 21/12/2024If I already tied a bunch of guides choice hare's ear nymphs, should I still tie up some standard hare's ears? I don't nymph a ton, and it's usually as a dropper anyway. Thoughts? What would you want in your box? #flyfishing #flytying 560
