fly patterns

"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
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I couldn't tell you how much a customer's idea of a given pattern
deviates from the standard(as tied by the originator)!
Tom

Tom, here's an astonishing (to me, at least) example of a "deviant"--

If you tied a dry fly with a tail of golden pheasant tippets, a body
of peacock herl with a belt of red floss, wings of white calf, and
dark brown hackle, what would you call it?

If you said Royal Wulff, no, according to A.K. Best, it's an ADAMS!!!!

If you don't believe that, see page 37 of the latest (March 2005)
issue of Fly Rod & Reel.

vince

Yeah, I read that too. According to their list, it looks like virtually
every combination of materials generating what most folks consider to be a
"dry fly" is in fact an Adams. I bet they get more than a few letters
concerning that one.

Jim Ray, who now wonders excactly what defines an Adams

Yeah, I read that too. According to their list, it looks like virtually
every combination of materials generating what most folks consider to be a
"dry fly" is in fact an Adams. I bet they get more than a few letters
concerning that one.

I don't think I'll take that bet!

Jim Ray, who now wonders excactly what defines an Adams

Don't know about an Adams, Jim, but I can assure you that if you tie a
fly with a gray body, grizzly wings, and hackle of grizzly and brown,
you can call it a Royal Coachman.

Why not! I learned in algebra class that if A=B, then B=A.

vince