Adams Dry Fly Instructions

• 1). Start the thread just above the eye of the hook. Wrap the thread forward to the halfway point on the hook shank. Measure five to six brown or gray hackle fibers to match the length of the shank. Make one loose gathering wrap of thread and two tight wraps to secure the base of the fibers to the hook. Wrap the thread forward over the fibers until you reach the bend in the hook.
  
  
• 2). Create a dubbing thread loop by making one big turn and catching the thread with the hook of a dubbing twister. Lock the loop in place by making several additional wraps behind and in front of the loop. Advance the tying thread two-thirds of the way back down the hook shank.
  
  
• 3). Apply a very thin layer of dubbing wax to the thread loop. Cut a small clump of muskrat from a fur patch. Use your fingers to comb out the long stringy hairs. Attach the leftover gray fur to the wax on the dubbing loop. Twist the loop with the dubbing twister until the dubbing is one tight strand. Wrap the dubbing rope around the hook and make several thread wraps to tie off the loop. Cut away the excess loop.
  
  
• 4). Select two matching hen hackles and measure the tips to the length of the hook shank. Cut the tips away from the hackle. Tie the base of the tips on the hook shank. This will move the thread towards the eye and create a small gap between the thread and the dubbing. Fold the tips upward and wrap the thread around the base and the hook shank in a figure eight fashion. This will position the tips to resemble the upright wings of a mayfly.
  
  
• 5). Select a grizzly neck hackle that has fibers slightly shorter than the wing when flexed. Use your fingers to stroke the fibers back from the tip. Make several wraps of thread to secure the hackle tip to the hook shank and wrap the thread to the eye of the hook. Secure the tip immediately behind the abdomen. Wrap the hackle two to three times behind of the wing and four to five times in front of the wing. Secure the hackle to the hook with the thread and trim away the excess. Use a whip finisher to make a small thread head and tie off the thread. Cut away the excess thread and add a small drop of head cement to the head.
  
  

Wooly Bugger Streamer Instructions

• 1). Place the hook in the fly tying vise. Start the thread at the one-half point on the hook and wrap the thread forward to the bend in the hook. Cut a small clump of marabou from a bunch. Measure the marabou to match the length of the hook and hold the base of the measurement at the bend in the hook. Make several wraps of thread to secure the marabou to the hook.
  
  
• 2). Use the thread to secure a moderate length of chenille immediately behind the marabou. Select a saddle hackle feather and use your fingers to stroke the fibers back to expose the tip of the feather. Place the tip immediately behind the chenille and make several wraps of thread to secure it to the hook.
  
  
• 3). Wrap the thread forward and stop just before the eye of the hook. Wrap the chenille forward to cover the hook shank and tie it off with the thread. Cut away the excess with your scissors.
  
  
• 4). Wrap the hackle forward at an angle until you reach the thread. Palmer the hackle by stroking the fibers back as you make each wrap. Wrap the thread around the hackle and clip away the excess.
  
  
• 5). Use a whip finisher to create a thread head and finish the fly. Cut away the thread and add a small drop of head cement to complete the wooly bugger.