Adams Dry Fly

The Adams Dry Fly is one of the most famous, if not the most famous, dry flies.  It is effective and easy to fish.  The Adams is a dry fly designed to imitate the adult stage of a wide range of water born insects. These include Mayflies, Midges and Caddis. 

This pattern was created in Michigan by Leonard Halladay in 1922.  He created the fly for his friend Charles Adams – hence the name Adams.

The Parachute Adams is the brother of the Adams Dry Fly.  The Parachute Adams offers a ‘parachute’ of white dubbing above the fly to make the fly easy to see on the water.  The Parachute itself is above the water, so fish cannot tell an Adams from a Parachute Adams.

The Parachute Adams brother is just simply the Adams.  Both look nearly identical.  The only difference is the Parachute Adams offers a white (or other color) parachute on the top of the fly.  The parachute helps with visibility on the water.  In other words, it makes the fly easier to see for the angler.

Most fly fishermen will agree that the Adams is a staple in the dry fly box.  Along with the Elk Hair Caddis, and the Parachute Adams, this fly is most widely used.  Sizes 12/14 and even 16 are equality used.

You can use the Adams as a point fly in a dry dropper configuration. 

Materials Used

We use quality hooks for our flies, and all are tied by our group of expert tiers using premium materials.  You will not find a better fishing fly at the price.

100% Guarantee

We are so confident in the quality of our flies that we stand behind all of them with a 100% guarantee policy.  If you are unhappy with our flies for any reason, simply contact us and we will replace the fly or refund the cost.