After tying the fly for the angler who “discovered” it, Halladay handed it over to Adams, who took the fly to the nearby Boardman River (not the pond), where he determined the fly to be a “knockout.” Halladay promptly named the fly the “Adams” in honor of the first man to put it through its … Read more
A wonderfully designed fly, originated by Hans van Klinken, the Klinkhammer is a dry fly designed to hang down in the film imitating an insect that’s trying to emerge. What type of fly is a Klinkhammer? The Klinkhammer fly is a type of parachute fly designed by Dutch angler Hans Van Klinken in the early … Read more
This fly is tied with elk hair tail and wing, floss body, peacock thorax, synthetic wing wound with hackle, and rubber legs for additional movement and can effectively imitate anything from an adult stonefly, grasshopper, cricket, and even some adult caddis. What fly does parachute adams imitate? The Parachute Adams most often imitates a mayfly … Read more
The St Mark’s fly, or ‘hawthorn fly, is a very common, long, shiny, black fly that can be found in large numbers during the spring around woodland edges, fields and wetlands It hangs in the air over the vegetation, drifting along with its legs dangling underneath it. How do I know what pattern my fly … Read more
The Royal Wulff is a popular artificial fly used for dry fly fishing . It is an attractor pattern and a descendant of both the Royal Coachman fly and the Wulff style of hair wing flies named for Lee Wulff. Which fly line is easiest to cast? The level taper (L) fly line is the … Read more