Lee Baermann is a very successful fly tier and fly innovator. Tested by literally many hundreds of fly fisherman, his flies are not just designed to look good, but to catch fish … surf species, in-shore species, and Baja species. His Bull Candy flies are also sought after by freshwater fisherman, both fly fishers and conventional, for striped bass.

Bull Candy Streamer Fly

This versatile fly will catch a wide variety of species from East Cape to East End of Baja.This fly has boated dorado, ladyfish, pargo, cabrilla, hogfish, black skipjack tuna, yellowtail, roosterfish, barracuda, triggerfish, and pretty much everything else that swims down in Baja. Out of all these fish, the dorado seemed particularly eager to chase down the Bull Candy. See the video below of a Dorado caught on a Bull Candy. 

Bull Candy Clouser Fly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When fishing these Bull Candy patterns, I use a sinking line and have not needed to weigh the pattern down in any way. You could add some lead wire behind the eyes, but even a 300-grain line gets the fly down to fishy depths. And with the addition of a Cam Sigler popping head to the leader, I’ve fished the fly effectively on a floating line. I’ve boated dorado, ladyfish, pargo, cabrilla, hogfish, black skipjack tuna, yellowtail, roosterfish, barracuda, triggerfish, and pretty much everything else that swims down there except a sailfish— and I’m still working on that. Out of all these fish, the dorado seemed particularly eager to chase down the Bull Candy, and although I still prefer the name Tan Sardina, sometimes you just have to call it like you see it.