here are a few versions of the adams i was tying up. i would like to see how do you tie this classic? ( good excuse to post pics of flies )
cdc body.
yarn body
cdc body and wing.
I like it like this with muskrat dubbed body.[IMG]http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q269/crockeryflytyer/IMGP0045
I like the traditional dubbed muskrat body like this, click on thumbnail for more detail.
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i like em tied this way
http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/flybox/details.cfm?parentID=56
I do them th esame as your first one Ben but with a superfine body in the grey, as pretty much everybody here does. Sometimes (female) has a red silk backside.
Muskrat body, hen hackle tip wings. I need to get better with my close-up pictures…
Ben,
While I have a deep appreciation for the Catskill dry fly from an historical perspective, I now tie Adams parachutes almost exclusively. From the perspective of tying speed, durability and attractiveness to fish, the Adams parachute is hard to beat. I also like the fact that hackle quality and hackle size is not so critical on the parachute version. Just my 2% of a dollar; I’m sure others will disagree, they always do! 8T 
I agree about the Adams Parachute. Ties easier, floats better and fishes better. The original still has the edge in looks.
8 thumbs I agree with you. When I tie adams, bwo, pink alberts etc, etc, etc I tie parachutes. They are easy to tie and the fish just love them
When it comes to the Adams I love tying the fly in the Traditional Catskill style to the tee. I also fish this fly alot with much success. The parachute style is great tye and I too have a ton of success with this pattern. Keep in mind that the parachute sits lower on the surface and in the film to entice an a Trout that is on the shy stage.
The last pattern that I have not heard mnetion so far is an Adam Comparadun:
Hook: Mustad 9480 standard dry fly
Thread: Danvile 6/0 Black
Tail: Split microfibbets of gray and brown
Body: Traditional adams body dubbing water proofed
Wing: A mixture of light and dark Deer Body
Give this patttern a try, This pattern has proven deadly for me on the upper Willowemoc in the Catskill of NY.
Fontinalis
P.S. I always have the three patterns listed above in my dry fly box at all times. These patterns have become a staple in my dry fly fishing the times when I am not using a wet fly.
Hi,
For some reason which has never been adequately explained, I seem to tie the Adam’s wingless. This is not because I tend to just leave off the wings on dry flies because I tie other dries with wings most of the time. I just realised that all my Adams are wingless.
- Jeff
Jeff:
Sounds like you were so involved in the two different colors of Hackling that you totaly forgot about the wings.
Fontinalis
That’s almost exactly how I tye mine Jeff and they catch more fish than if they have wings. I do concede to the para-adams being better still though !
Cheers,
MontanaMoose
I have been tying all of mine as parachute or paraloops for the past few years.
When I have been on vactaion and trout fishing they have worked better than the traditional flies in the plalces I have been. I out fished two people using traditional patterns.
When I gave each of them a fly they started catching fish also.
Rick
Here is a soft hackle version.
Tail & hackle: mixed natural and dyed brown partridge
Body: Dubbed muskrat
Yep, thats how I tie mine. It’s the anti catskill regime in me. 
My favorite vesion is western, reverse hackle wing, parachute style.
Wing: Grizzly Hen tyed reverse hackle (Wonder Wing) style.
Tail: Moose body hair (a la the “Western Adams”)
Body: Adams gray Superfine
Hackle: Brown and Grizzly tied parachute.
The reverse hackle wing holds its form even when wet and gives a nice, split wing view. Only downside is that the wings tend to be a little more fragile than basic hen hackle tips.
Plus the fly has all the landing and floating benefits of a parachute.
Moose body hair floats better than the traditional grizzly and brown spade hackle -and to my eye at least - gives much the same look.
I am quite enamored with the ‘flightless’ adams myself. I figure I can tie 3-4 more flies in the same time without the wings, and the trees and rocks still take just as many without any refusals. 
You parachute Adams guys apparently don’t fish a lot of tight creeks! The full hackle has saved countless of my flies from the overhanging tag alders. An exposed hook often means either breaking off, or wading into a prime run to save the fly. On more open waters, though, I fish a parachute version more often. My own version of the full hackle version substitutes a dyed gray turkey or goose biot body, and wings of white turkey flat fibers. It really works!
Chuck
The trick is not to put yourself in the trees or the tall grass. ;>)
I live down in Hyde Park.