FLY
Adams Irresistible
Adams Irresistible recipe
| Hook | #10 - 16 dry |
|---|---|
| Thread | tan |
| Tail | moose mane |
| Body | deer hair, spun |
| Wing | grizzly hackle tips |
| Hackle | brown and grizzly mixed |
About this fly
If joining two words makes a compound word (May+fly=Mayfly) does joining two flies make a compound fly? Irresistible+Adams=Adams Irresistible Lay down tread baseTie in tail - length of hook shankSpin a deer hair body; keep adding clumps and compressing toward the tail leaving enough room behind the eye for wings and hackle; two half hitches with your thread behind the eye will keep it in place while you clip - it will also keep your thread on the shank in case you happen to cut the thread while clippingClip and trim body to a taper; use a razor blade or scissors; take care not to cut the tail (if you cut the thread, just wrap it back on before you tie in the wings)Tie in wings; thread wrap in front and behind, figure 8 to separate the wingsTie in hackle (stack two hackle feathers together, pinch out the tip, and cut to a small triangle, tie the triangle between the wings; wrap twice behind wings and twice in front of the wingsWrap a small head, whip finish, head cement
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
