Adams

dry

Adams

The original Adams dry fly is the foundation of American mayfly fishing. Its mixed grizzly and brown hackle, gray body, and grizzly wings present a versatile profile that suggests a wide range of mayflies on any stream. It predates the parachute version by over 50 years.

Sizes#12 · #16BodyGray

Recipe

  • HookStandard dry fly hook · Fulling Mill
  • ThreadBrown tying thread 8/0 or 70 denier · Semperfli
  • TailBrown + grizzly hackle fibers
  • BodyMuskrat gray dubbing · Hareline
  • HackleBrown & grizzly mixed dry-fly hackle
  • WingGrizzly hackle tips