Called in this nice 8" long beard using my Scott Witter box call and one of my own DK trumpet calls. This fine bird closes out my Spring season... Lots of good eating and fly tying materials for the future.
Stay after them Ralph.... hunting was slow for us with very little gobbling.... It just-so-happened that the birds I ran into were willing to play.... Best Luck.
My version of Walt's Worm is a bit different than most, I think I'll call it the "Korn's Worm". I have tried to incorporate Frank Sawyer's - Killer Bug and Walt Young's - Walt's Worm, taking the best from both. I use the tying method of Young and materials from Sawyer. Here in PA and NY this fly is a proven trout taker. It imitates a bunch of flies: crane fly larva, grubs, cased caddis, etc... Materials Hook: 1xl nymph #12-16 Thread: tan Serafil 200 or 6/0 Uni Weight: 28 ga. copper wire Note: copper wire is used as it was on Sawyer's Killer Bug. In the sunlight when wet the copper will show through.... so they say - I just know it works and I wouldn't change it! Body: Patons Classic Wool Natural Mix (00229) yarn made into dubbing. Note: the Patons yarn is a very good substitute for Chadwick's 477-wool with was used in Sawyers Killer Bug. Or you can use Hareline Hares Ear Plus #1 or #7. A very simple fly to ...
I really like this Mayfly pattern. I played around at the vise this morning and tied a few. Here's one I tied as a PMD on a #14 1xl dry fly hook. It doubles as a spinner and an upright winged Mayfly. The upright wing is also used as a sighter for us old guys and when viewed from the bottom it looks like a spinner. Kelly's Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV1AYffuVLA Thread: Roman Moser's Power Silk 10/0 (or Danville 6/0) Hook: Daiichi 1110 Tail: Light Pardo Whiting Coq de Leon Body: Deer Hair Under Wing: Dun or Adams Gray Crinkled Z-Lon Thorax: Super Fine Dubbing Wing: Deer Hair
Tying a few flies for next time on the Delaware. Easy CDC emergers tied on some nice vintage Mustad Viking 9548A hooks. Ephemerella subvaria – Hendricksons – #12 to #14 tied and photographed by Doug Korn Hendrickson Emerger, size #12 Thread: MFC light olive 6/0 Body Color - pink/olive dubbing Wing Color - CDC medium Dun, length of hook Legs - CDC butts Shuck - needloft yarn amber Paraleptophlebia adoptiva (Blue Quill) – #16 to #18 Paralep is the scientific " nickname " for the genus Paraleptophlebia. ... The most popular common names for Paraleps are " blue quill " and "mahogany dun." ... tied and photographed by Doug Korn Blue Quill Emerger, size #16 Thread - Danville dark brown 6/0 Body Color - thread over shuck material, dark brown, sparse thread wraps. Wing Color - CDC medium-dark Dun, length of hook Legs - CDC butts Shuck - needloft yarn gray ...
Congrats Doug.
ReplyDeleteIt's quiet an accomplishment to take a spring gobbler and to take two is certainly one feat that go's over the top.
Thans Alan.... they are a joy to watch, hunt and eat.... a great bird.
DeleteCongrats on the birds. I'm still chasing here in South Jersey. :)
ReplyDeleteStay after them Ralph.... hunting was slow for us with very little gobbling.... It just-so-happened that the birds I ran into were willing to play.... Best Luck.
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