DK Trumpet Turkey call made from Cherry Creek N.Y. Osage with a .410 Brass ferrule and a Delrin mouth piece.... This one's for my hunting buddy Jim... Yeah, it sounds as good as it looks.
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 ...
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