55 on the fly

Hi folks - 55 On the Fly here with my  "Bird in the hand"  Kuska.  It's made of basswood and has an antler toggle that is attached with braided deer sinew. The cup is the first Kuska I have ever made and was finished with pure tung oil.  It should go nicely with my hand made spoons.

I've been tying a bunch of these little buggers lately... Depending on the number of insects on the surface of the water, I like to fish this mayfly spinner as a dropper fly both on the surface and below.  I like to go the opposite.  If there are a lot of insects floating spent on the surface, then I fish this fly as a drowned BWO.  If there are only a few mayfly spinners on the surface, then I float this fly.  I don't want my fly to compete with the hundreds of real spinners available, I want the odds in my favor, so should you! BWO Spinner size #22 tied and photographed by Doug Korn materials list: hook: size #22 dry thread: MFC olive 8/0 tails: micro brush fibers body: MFC olive thread 8/0 wings: Needloft yarn in white - which will be a reflective clear in the water. thorax: DK#4 olive dubbing

Great fly for the Delaware River... tied and photographed by Doug Korn Materials list: Hook: MFC Dry #7000 in size 16 Thread: Danville 6/0 in olive/brown Tails: Micro dun color fibers from paint brush Wings: Needloft Yarn in gray dun Body: DK#11 gun metal blue-gray dubbing Hackle: med. dun note: cut "v" in bottom of hackle