Parachute Adams
If there was only one dry fly pattern available, this would be it. Blue Wing hatches? Substitute your dubbing for a BWO imitation. Pale Morning Dun? Again, swap out your hackle to a Medium Dun and your dubbing to a Pale Yellow and you have yourself a PMD. Same can be said for the Purple Haze. This fly is an amazing starting point for any parachute style fly. The ability to swap out for a Klinkhammer hook and utilizing the same materials, opens up a variety of ways to tie very similar bugs without straying from various patterns.
MATERIAL LIST
Hook: Daiichi 1180 - Size 12-20
Thread: UTC 70 - Blue Dun
Parachute: Hareline Parapost - Fl Orange or Chernobyl After Glow
Tail: Keough Tyer's Grade Cape Bottom Feather
Body: Hareline Super Fine Dry Fly Dubbing - Adams Grey
Hackle: Keough Half Saddle Grade #1 - Brown & Natural
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