Quote Originally Posted by ronhenry123 View Post
Walt Cary, from Northern Virginia, has been tying poppers for years, and sells them commercially thru various fly shops. I've never seen a recipe for his poppers. Anyone have a recipe they'd offer?
You might want to watch the Gander Mountain calendar for the store(s) in the Winchester area. Walt teaches how to tie his poppers there - or he has in the past. I live a little north of Richmond and he came to our GM when it opened and gave a few lessons. I was intrigued and spent a fair amount of time chatting with him about it. Like you I had never tied a popper but with his guidance I have tied a few now.

He, like so many of us, has pretty strong opinions about what works and what doesn't. It is clear to me that he has figured out a recipe that works for him both at the bench and on the river. It almost certainly isn't the only recipe but it's great to be able to start with something you know works and then build from there.

Don