muskyhunter81 0 Report post Posted September 29, 2014 Check out my new step-by-step of the Traditional Adams. http://www.fishbaitsflybox.com/2014/09/the-traditional-adams.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fisherboy0301 0 Report post Posted September 29, 2014 From the "Grandpa's Story" video, the tail is two or three fibers of GPT. Not half a dozen. Also the body on a "Traditional" Adams was wool yarn. Not waspsi superfine dubbing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fisherboy0301 0 Report post Posted September 29, 2014 But your fly looks a lot better and more accurate than most. Great tie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muskyhunter81 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2014 Fisherboy, The Traditional Adams above is tied based on a fly tied in an article in the summer 2014 issue of Fly Tyer magazine it was written by Dennis Potter and is titled "Tie the Perfect Adams". The fly in the article uses a half dozen or so GPT fibers and superfine dubbing. I have seen "Grandpa's Story". I found it very interesting; however, using only two or three GPT fibers for the tail just doesn't give the fly the "bang" I am looking for and although the "Grandpa's Story" version of the Traditional Adams uses wool for dubbing, I find that superfine dubbing is a much better material for dry flies than wool. I can tell that you have a passion for fly fishing and tying especially for a young man as yourself, don't lose that. You have an excellent eye for detail. Thank you for your compliments. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zairusdee 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2014 I've never tied a dry fly... and this pattern should be my first dry fly that I will tie... thanks for sharing.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muskyhunter81 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2014 I've never tied a dry fly... and this pattern should be my first dry fly that I will tie... thanks for sharing.... No problem Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
userx 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2015 I was under the impression that the original was different. The Adams fly that originally came from Michigan didn't have Catskill wings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted June 8, 2015 https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=bWljaGlnYW5kcnlmbGllcy5uZXR8d2VsY29tZXxneDphZjlhMTkxYzMzNzU2Y2Y http://hatchesmagazine.com/blogs/Hatches/2010/04/19/the-adams-history-revisited-by-tom-deschaine/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JasonV 0 Report post Posted June 8, 2015 I was born and raised in TC and had no idea the Adams originated from there. Nice bit of history! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlaFly 0 Report post Posted June 8, 2015 There was a recent thread discussing what we call a fly when we know it is not exactly like the original. Example: there are hundreds of "clousers" that are nothing like the original, but still called "clouser". I sympathize with making variations in material... the originator may have been in Europe and used whatever sources of feather and fur he found locally, while a person in the U.S. might prefer to use more readily (and legally) available materials. That's cool, but then in respect for the originator I suggest we call it a "clouser variant" or "Adams variant". But that's just my HO. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites