Adams Rework

[Jon Conner]

The Adams is one of those classic buggy patterns that imitates nothing specific and everything in general and can be tied any number of ways. Recently I’ve started using the color scheme in the style of a loop hackle (or hackle stacker) emerger with a zelon tail and peacock herl thorax on an emerger hook. All I can say about it is that the fish seem to approve and it floats really well in streamy water with a little grease on just the hackle. So when fish are rising sporadically to who knows what, try tying one these on.
JC

[Zach Matthews]

That’s really, really nice.

[Jon Conner]

One of these days I’ll do the steps, it’s semi complicated in that you need to use a gallows, but quicker to tie than a classic tie.
But, these are the best emergers going.
JC

[Jon Conner]

This is a quicky SBS, materials are, emerger hook, zelon, brown dubbing. dry fly hackle, peacock herl, 2X mono and thread.

First step- tie in zelon shuck and dub abdomen to halfway point.

Second- tie in two hackles and a peacock herl.

Third- make a loop on a gallows.

Forth- tie in a piece of mono and bend it up alongside the loop, then wrap it onto the loop, upwards for about a quarter inch, this stiffens and fattens the loop for when you wind the hackle.

Fifth- wind the hackles up and then down the loop, tie off holding the hackle back out of the way.

Six- still holding the hackle back, wrap the herl and the thread at the same time up close to the eye.

Seven-take the thread around the loop, above the hackle, and using the spring tension of the gallows, pull the hackle forward and down to the
eye while holding the barbs back out of the way.

Eight- tie the loop and the mono down under the tension of the gallows, cut the loop at the top so you can pull on it, tie it down and double it back to lock it, whip finish, trim errant barbs around the eye so they don’t interfere with threading the leader, …..done. JC

[olle bulder]

Very nice pattern and tutorial.

[Zach Matthews]

That is very impressive, and your tying skills are top notch.

[Jon Conner]

Zack,
Thanks, and…
Yes, the hackles are pulled down like a nymph wing case and you do have a few hackle barbs that inevitably end up needing to be trimmed around the eye.
In the Emerger Project thread, there will be more of this type of fly, he said his next chapter is going tie paraloops, the proper name for this hackling style. We wil undoubtedly see much cleaner execution of the style.:-)
JC

This was one of several yes votes for the fly yesterday AM

[Mike Wilkinson]

Looks good nice SBS too… the Gallows is the key to making these easy.

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