Adams Female

The Adams Female takes one of fly fishing's most trusted patterns and adds a critical detail: a bright yellow egg sac that imitates a gravid mayfly dun returning to the water to deposit eggs. This subtle but deadly variation triggers strikes from selective trout during spinner falls and late-hatch activity, when fish are keying on egg-laying females in the film.

On the Roaring Fork, Frying Pan River, and Colorado River, where educated trout have seen every standard Adams in the box, the egg sac can make all the difference. The classic gray body, mixed brown and grizzly hackle, and upright split-wing profile give it the same high-floating, highly visible silhouette as the original Adams — with an added trigger that selective fish can't resist. Fish it dead-drift during evening spinner falls, late-afternoon hatches, or any time you see fish rising to egg-laying females. Available in sizes #12 through #18 to cover a wide range of mayfly species.

Pattern Details:

• Style: Classic Adams dry fly with egg sac variation
• Wing: Upright grizzly hackle tips
• Hackle: Brown and grizzly mixed
• Body: Gray muskrat or dubbing
• Egg sac: Bright yellow dubbing or yarn
• Tail: Mixed brown and grizzly fibers
• Hook: Standard dry fly
• Sizes available: #12, #14, #16, #18
• Best fished: Dead-drift during spinner falls and egg-laying activity

Available in store at Glenwood Springs Outdoors, 831 Grand Ave, Glenwood Springs, CO.