tying the Hendrickson & Blue Quill
Tying a few flies for next time on the Delaware. Easy CDC emergers tied on some nice vintage Mustad Viking 9548A hooks.
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
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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