55 on the fly

Early last year Bruce Staples contacted me and asked if I would be willing to contribute some of my original fly patterns to his new book.  Needless to say I was flattered, and said yes.  I sent off to Bruce examples of eight flies, a materials list and a short description for each.  I just recently received my copy and I was very impressed with both the content and quality of this publication... My "Korn's Marabou Caddis" even made the cover! My flies included in this book are: Korn's; Spruce Moth, CDC Spent-wing Parachute Caddis, Green Lantern, Holiday Golden Stone, Marabou Caddis, TNT Golden Stone, TNT Green Drake and my Wrapped Foam Hopper. It is truly an honor to have my flies listed alongside some great fly tiers like: Bob Jacklin, Hans Weilenmann, Walter Wiese, Craig Mathews as-well-as many others... If you get a chance please give this book a look especially if you plan on fishing in Yellowstone Country!  Thanks Bruce...

For most of my mayfly duns I tie a Barr's Vis-A-Dun.  It's a great thorax type pattern and one of my favorite's.  Whether in a BWO size #18 or this March Brown in size #12 it's highly effective. I even tie my Adam's in this pattern! March Brown ~ Barr's Vis-A-Dun tied and photographed by Doug Korn Materials List: Hook: MFC 7000 #12 Thread: 6/0 Danville in olive/brown Tail: Coq De Leon Rib: brown floss Wing: Brown Copper Needloft yarn or Zelon Hackle: Brown/olive grizzly in open turns, 3 behind wing and 3 in front Abdomen: DK#13 tan dubbing Thorax:  DK#13 tan dubbing note: cut "v" in bottom of hackle

...  folks have asked to see some variations so here's a few; My WHPT size #16  WHPT standard pattern size #18 WH Copper John (Stone) size #14  WH Copper John size #16 Note: all flies tied and photographed by Doug Korn

Here are a couple of photos of the Wire Heads using UV resin to coat the head after it has been formed by the wire.  This makes an extremely durable and shinny head. Here I 'm using a UV light for curing the resin on this Wire Head. Finished Wire Heads and a Korn's WH Stone Fly Nymph.

A short while ago I was encouraged by fellow FAOL forum members to submit a step-by-step of my Korn's CDC Spent-wing Caddis and the Parachute variation that I tie.  So I gathered up my meager photographic equipment and took some photo's of the tying process and sent it in.  Today they have posted it as the Fly Of The Week... see it here:  http://www.flyanglersonline.com/fotw/2012/fotw20120130.php

tied and photographed by Doug Korn Materials List: Hook: MFC 7000 #14 Thread: Uni-8/0 Camel Body: tan CDC feather wrapped forward Wing: 2 hen pheasant feathers tied flat and notched at tip, with a drop of head cement spread on top Thorax: fox squirrel dubbing