how do you tie the adams?

[JeffHamm]

Hi pspaint,

I've not tied any with moose mane tails, if that's what you mean by variant. I do tend to use a furnace hackle and grizzle and not just a brown and grizzle because I like the black "body section" the furnance creates.

I think I leave the wings off because if I find a couple grizzle feathers that make nice matched wings with good barring, I end up wanting to use them for hackles. If, however, they are poorly marked and don't match well, I don't want to put them on as wings because they look bad! I have occasionally thought of using mallard breast feather fibres, which I use for wings on other dries. Just don't think I've bothered yet.

It's funny how everyone says that parachute flies are easier to tie. I've never tied one because to me they look so much more difficult! When I want a fly to float in the surface film, I use a light wire soft hackle. I really should learn to tie parachutes though. Would give me something new to fixate on. ha!

- Jeff

[caddis16]

Traditional.

[James Ryncarz Jr.]

I like the parachute Adams better. But it's always good to tie classics.

[ben]

nice pic caddis 16 . some good looking flies.

[Chuck441]

"The trick is not to put yourself in the trees or the tall grass."

But that's where the trout are! Yes, I saw the wink... I'm up in Highland Park, and our club- the Northern Illinois Fly Tyers- meets in Schaumburg. Right now the snow is piling up, and I can only dream about wading a clear little stream.

Chuck

[JeffHamm]

Very nice ties Caddis16! Nicely consistent too!

- Jeff

[alra195]

All the picture of the various ties look like they'd catch fish. Nice job everyone. My favorite variation on this theme is a gray biot body parachute with an egg sac, as pictured below. I've tied, carry, and fish a catskill style as well but I do tend to favor parachute ties. In any case, interesting thread.

[Fatman]

Traditional style, although with all the talk of parachute adams I might try some.

[Steven]

"The trick is not to put yourself in the trees or the tall grass."

But that's where the trout are! Yes, I saw the wink... I'm up in Highland Park, and our club- the Northern Illinois Fly Tyers- meets in Schaumburg. Right now the snow is piling up, and I can only dream about wading a clear little stream.

Chuck

Historically, I've found the fish in the water. :>)

Getting to work was brutal this morning. Amazing to think the SWW season starts in a month.

[Wild One]

Here is a soft hackle version.

Tail & hackle: mixed natural and dyed brown partridge
Body: Dubbed muskrat

I've never seen a wet adams quite like this one. I absolutely love it! The orange partridge looks like something that would be absolutely deadly on my home waters! Sweet fly Creek!