Video History of the Adams Dry Fly

[SilverCreek 0]

This just came up on another BB.

 

 

Story of the Adams Dry Fly by John Falk, the grandson of Len Halliday:

 

 

 

[HalfDunn 0]

Thanks for that. Very interesting. Going to tie me some proper Adams.

 

Cheers.

[utyer 0]

A wonderful set of videos. Important not only for the story, but the fly, and the way it was first tied. Not many of us tie it the "right" way any longer. Its interesting to note that the pattern was tied with a thin wing of rooster hackle, and that these days we are looking for wider wing feathers to "enhance" the wing.

[SilverCreek 0]

Tied by Len Halliday with his Original Vise

 

 

[Will K 0]

So cool. Thanks for sharing this with "us"!

[oldtrout58 0]

What a silly looking fly, it won't catch any fish!

[JSzymczyk 0]

Tied by Len Halliday with his Original Vise

 

 

ain't it strange how most "good" tyers today would probably tell each other that this fly leaves a lot to be desired...... unless they knew exactly what it was.

[Tailing looper 0]

That was interesting! I had never read about the Adams and had always assumed it was one of the old Catskill classics. Now I know the real story! Thanks for sharing.

 

Tight lines,

Bob

[Stilljerkin 0]

That's very cool and the coolest part is I fish the boardmen river everyday when I get out of work I work 5 blocks from it and the shop is 45 yards from boardmen lake very cool to find something out like this about where I live.

[mikechell 0]

What a silly looking fly, it won't catch any fish!

LOL Yeah, it's a fad. It'll never last !!!

[Bryon Anderson 0]

Stilljerkin, if you're in the vicinity of the Boardman, you are very close to Mayfield Pond, the body of water on which Halladay first tested the Adams. There's a little stone marker there commemorating the invention of the fly. It's a neat place to visit.

[Stilljerkin 0]

Stilljerkin, if you're in the vicinity of the Boardman, you are very close to Mayfield Pond, the body of water on which Halladay first tested the Adams. There's a little stone marker there commemorating the invention of the fly. It's a neat place to visit.

 

I live out buy thompsonville closer to the bestie river I just work 5 blocks from the boardmen but yeah I will have to look at that some day. Pretty cool

[COMike 0]

Wow! Thanks for sharing this with us all!

 

Mike