How To Tie The Adams Female Dry Fly
HOW TO TIE THE ADAMS FEMALE DRY FLY
The Adams Dry Fly has earned a preeminent place in fly fishing history. The Adams Female is a simple yet very effective variation of the Adams tie. It incorporates a yellow "egg sac" that can really do the job on certain days on the river. We usually tie it in larger sizes 12-16. Although it is not a specific imitation of a particular aquatic insect, its highly suggestive coloration and overall bugginess has made it one of the top dry flies since Leonard Halladay tied the first Adams in the 1920's. There are dozens if not hundreds of Adams variations out there, and the Adams Female is just one of the variations that have been around for decades and have proven themselves on fly fishing waters world wide. This is an excellent fly to practice tying those nicely tapered dry fly bodies on, since changing the body colors presents certain challenges.
HOOK SIZES: 10, 12, 14, 16, 18
HOOK OPTIONS: Tiemco 100, Tiemco 100BL, Daiichi 1180
THREAD: Gray 6/0 or 8/0
WING: Hen neck hackle tips upright
TAIL: Grizzly and brown mixed hackle fibers. (Variation: Moose body hair stacked)
BODY: Gray muskrat belly fur dubbing or Adams Gray Superfine dubbing with bright yellow "egg sac" dubbed in at rear
HACKLE: Brown and grizzly dry fly hackle mixed
HEAD FINISH: Water base head cement.
HOOK OPTIONS: Tiemco 100, Tiemco 100BL, Daiichi 1180
THREAD: Gray 6/0 or 8/0
WING: Hen neck hackle tips upright
TAIL: Grizzly and brown mixed hackle fibers. (Variation: Moose body hair stacked)
BODY: Gray muskrat belly fur dubbing or Adams Gray Superfine dubbing with bright yellow "egg sac" dubbed in at rear
HACKLE: Brown and grizzly dry fly hackle mixed
HEAD FINISH: Water base head cement.
