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Fly Days of August: Parachute Adams

WhiskeyCreek — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:05:45 +0000

What is a list of fly patterns that doesn’t contain the Parachute Adams? I’ve complied with the law, no need to call the fly fishing blogging police.

Parachute Adams

Parachute Adams

Hook: Standard Dry Fly (TMC 100), size 12 to 20
Tail: mixed brown and grizzly hackle fibers
Body: Grey muskrat or other dry fly dubbing mix
Parachute post: White Calf Body hair
Hackle: 1 grizzly and 1 brown hackle wound on together

Fly Days of August: Adams Soft Hackle

WhiskeyCreek — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:03:18 +0000

Welcome the soft hackle to the Adams family. This is a relatively simple fly pattern, that can be fished as an emerger during the “Adams hatch”.

Adams Soft Hackle

Adams Soft Hackle

Hook: Wet Fly Hook, size 12 to 18
Tail: Partridge hackle fibers, mix between natural and dyed brown
Body: Muskrat fur dubbing
Hackle: Partridge soft hackle, 1 natural and 1 dyed brown

Fly Ear rings – gift for the wife, shhhh…

WhiskeyCreek — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:31:32 +0000

At the craft store, looking at beads, I grabbed the ear-ring parts. Each package cost $2.99. There are 100 shafts and 4 ear-rings (I opted for the 14K gold plated ear-rings, they also had non-plated which had about 24 in the package.

There are several options here, the hooks on the right go in the ear and have an eye. The shafts on the left are about an inch long and also have an eye. For my first attempt, I put the shaft in the vise, with a quarter inch in the vise. The rest of the shaft was about a size 10 hook shank long.

I tied an Adams pattern, with size 10. Not bad, and pretty inexpensive.