Found this on the North River blog; a Tenkari variation on the Ausable Bomber, an old Fran Betters pattern.
Apparently the name Adirondack was an aglicized version of ratirontak, a derogatory term used
by the Mohawks to describe the people who lived in that area; it meant “they eat trees” or “bark eater”.
hook - Dai Riki 320 #14
thread - Danville 6/0 fluoro orange
tail - woodchuck
hotspot - tying thread
body/thorax - brown/grizzly hackle clipped
hackle - brown/grizzly
mash barb/start thread, wrap to point above barb
stack, measure (gap width past bend) a clump of woodchuck; tie in/trim
move the thread forward to a point above the point and tie in hackle
wrap hackle to 2/3 mark; tie down with a wrap and let them hang
trim hackle 1/2 gap width
wrap hackle the rest of the way; tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN
Regards,
Scott