Fishing in British Columbia - Fly Patterns: Adams Irresistible

Adams Irresistible

Hook: 14-8 light wire dry fly
Thread: 6/0 black
Tail: Moose body hair
Body: Spun and clipped natural deer hair
Wings: Grizzly hen hackle tips
Hackle: Brown and grizzly

Tying Instructions:

Tie in several moose body hair fibers at bend of hook for tail. Use a hair stacker to even up tips before tying in.
Wrap thread over a clump of deer hair about the diameter of a pencil at beginning of body.
Pull hair back and tie in another clump.
Repeat step 3 until you read 3/4 the way up the hook shank.
Trim deer hair to shape.
Tie in 2 grizzly hackle tips straight up about the same length as the body.
Tie in a brown and a grizzly hackle and wrap them forward to the eye of the hook.
Trim, whip finish, and head cement.

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