Fly Pattern: Adams Irresistible
Tyer's Name: Joe Hudon
Date: January 3, 2011
Fly Originator and History: Originated by Joe Messinger in the 1930's
How the Fly is Fished
Suggested line and leader: Floating line with a tapered leader matched to the fly size.
Depth range: On the surface (dry fly).
Suggested retrieve:
Comments:
Fly Material
Hook make /size / length: #12 Dry fly hook (10-14)
Thread: size / color / type: 75 denier GSP, black, and 14/0 thread, black
Weighted y/n / size: No.
Tail material / size / color: Brown and Grizzly hackle
Body material / size/ color: Deer hair, natural color
Ribbing size / color: None
Thorax size / color:
Wing size / color: Grizzly, natural
Hackle size / color: Brown and grizzly hackle
Head size / color: None
Other: blue painters masking tape
Tying Steps
1. Lay down a thread base with the black GSP.
2. Tail: The tail should be about 2/3 the length of the hook. Select 3 grizzly
and 3 brown hackle barbs, and roll them between your fingers to blend them and
join them together.
3. Tie in the tail with a couple of wraps, then make one wrap behind, and a few
more in front.
4. Take a small piece of blue masking tape and cover the tail, sticking the tape
to the jaws of the vise (keeps the tail separated from the deer hair).
NOTE: Spinning deer or elk hair is not difficult, but it does take some practice.
There are many sources available on the internet as well as fly tying books in
the OPFF Library. Better yet, talk to a fly tyer who has spun hair, and they
should be able to show you how it's done.
5. Body: Cut a bundle of deer hair, about the diameter of a pencil. Comb out
the under fur, stack it, and trim both ends, leaving about 1/2 to 3/4-inch of hair.
6. Lay the bundle on top of the hook. Take two soft wraps and then pull to spin
the bundle of hair. Compress the bundle towards the bend of the hook.
7. Tie on another bundle and repeat the spin/compress steps above. Repeat until
the body is complete.
8. Tie off the GSP thread in front of the forward bundle and whip finish. Cut
the thread
9. Trim body with curved scissors - see photo above.
10. Remove the tape and tie in the 14/0 thread.
11. Wings: Select 2 matching grizzly feathers, preferably one from each side
of the cape. The wings should be about 2/3 of the length of the hook. The wings
will mount directly in front of the body.
12. Place the wings back to back, tying them in using figure-8 wraps (this will
force the wings to form a V-shape). Pluck the stray wing fibers with some tweezers.
13. Hackle: Select a grizzly and a brown feather and tie them in behind the wings.
14. Wrap the hackles 3 times behind the wings, then 1 or 2 wraps in front.
15. Whip finish, and glue.
16. Optional: On the bottom of the fly, cut an inverted "V" notch in the hackle(see photo).
This will help the fly land right-side up.
Rick Shadforth 01/25/11.