Irresistible

Irresistible Adams

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Tying Instructions

1. Attach the thread about one eye length behind the eye. Wrap a thread foundation to the bend of the hook. Take two equal amounts of Brown and Grizzly hackle fibers and even the tips in a stacker. Measure the tail material to be about one shank length and secure with thread wraps at the bend of the hook.

2. To protect the tailing fibers from clipping, attach a piece of low tack drafting tape around the tail.

3. Clip a small amount of deer hair from the hide and clean out the sub-fur with a comb. Trim off the tips and place the hair just in front of the bend of the hook. This first section does not have to be spun, just maneuver the stack around the shank and secure with 2-3 thread wraps. This keeps from having spun hair lock into the bend of the hook.

4. By tightening the thread, you get a spun effect to the hair.

5. Push the hair along the shank towards the bend of the hook and wrap the thread forward until it is in front of the hair.

6. Now, place a second stack of hair on top of the hook shank and secure with two loose wraps.

7. Tightening the thread will spin the hair and flare it out. Apply a couple more thread wraps to secure.

8. Push the hair back against the previous hair stack and wrap the thread in front. Stack enough hair to cover a little more than half the hook shank.

9. Clip the hair with your scissors in a round cylinder that is tapered towards the tail. I find that using your scissors parallel to the hook shank produces a nice trim.

10. Remove the tape protecting the tail and clip some of the hairs around the tail for a tapered body.l

11. Attach two Grizzly hackle tips for the wings in front of the body. The wings should be about the length of the hook shank. The tips are split with the shiny side face out.

12. With thread wraps behind and in front of the hackle tips, you can make the tips stand upright.

13. Apply a couple of figure eight wraps around each of the tips to split them in a 45 degree angle. Note that you want the tips to be flat when you look down or up on the fly.

14. Attach two additonal hackles (sized for the hook) behind the wing, a Brown and Grizzly hackle. The hackles are secured with thread wraps around the bare quill at the base of the hackles. You can secure these with additional wraps in front of the wing tips as well but do not cover the eye.

15. Wrap the Grizzly hackle forward with three wraps behind the wing and 2-3 wraps in front of the wing. Secure with thread wraps behind the eye and trim off the tag end.

16. Next, wrap the Brown Hackle forward with three wraps behind the wing and 2-3 wraps in front of the wing. Secure with thread wraps and trim off the tag end.

17. Pull back the hackle fibers in front of the eye with you fingers and secure the tag ends of the hackle with some more thread wraps. Build a small head and Whip Finish..

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Hook	TMC 100 #10-16
Thread	Uni-thread Tan 8/0
Body	Gray Deer Hair
Tail	Moose Hair
Wings	Grizzly Hen Hackle Tips
Hackle	Grizzly and Brown Hackle

Joe Messinger

Irresistible

The Irresistible originated by Joe Messinger of Morgantown, West Virginia, is an extremely high floating pattern that is considered a general purpose attractor. The first pattern was called the Deer Hair Drake and was later renamed in the 1930’s to Irresistible. Joe sent one of the flies to his friend Ken Lockwood, an outdoor writer, who remarked, “I haven’t used this one but it sure looks irresistible.” The name stuck.

Many color variations

Over the years it has spawned various color variations including; Adams, Black, Brown, White and Yellow. Joe would stack his original pattern with a dark and light deer hair. This would achieve a classic light underbody and a dark overbody. Most of the commercially-tied patterns do not have this feature and have only one body color.

Adams Irresistible

Many variations have appeared since Messenger tied his first fly and the Adams Irresistible has become the most popular. There is a dispute over the origins of this variation of the Adams dry fly. Harry Darbee of Livingston Manor, New York, came up with a very similar pattern in 1939 that he called the Beaverkill Bastard which was later renamed Rat Faced McDougall. These were generally tied on larger hooks for Salmon and Steelhead.

Rat Faced McDougall

His friend, Percy Jennings, asked Harry to tie the pattern onto smaller hooks upon which Harry suggested that Percy take on the challenge himself. Percy’s daughter asked about the name of this pattern and Percy, realizing that “Bastard” would not be fitting, asked her to come up with one. She came up with “Rat Faced McDougall” and it stuck. Ideal for rough water, the Irresistible version of the traditional Adams pattern has added deer hair to make the pattern float better.  It can be used in a variety of waters, to imitate food items almost anywhere trout are found. It can also be tied in various sizes to represent either mayfly or midge adults.

Great Sierra pattern

The pattern works very well on our rougher, fast flowing waters within the Sierra. The spun deer hair body provides great floatability. A number of variations have been adapted to regional hatches, such as the Irresistible Oct Caddis. Other variations include a good attractor mayfly pattern with the Irresistible Adams and Irresistible Wulff . Small stoneflies, such as Yellow Sallies, can be fished with the Irresistible Yellow Stimulator in sizes 10-12. The Irresistible Stimulator Orange in sizes 6-10 is a good choice for golden stones and Salmonflies.

Irresistible Wulff

Hook	TMC 100 #10-16
Thread	Uni-thread Tan 8/0
Body	Bleached Deer Hair
Tail	Moose Hair
Wing	White Calf Tail , divided
Hackle	Brown Hackle

Irresistible Stimulator, Yellow

Hook	TMC 200R #8-14
Thread	Uni-thread Orange 8/0
Body	Yellow Dyed Deer Hair with Brown Hackle, palmered
Thorax	Golden Stone Haretron Dubbing
Tail	Bleached Elk Hair
Wing	Bleached Elk Hair
Hackle	Grizzly Hackle

Irresistible Stimulator, Orange

Hook	TMC 200R #8-14
Thread	Uni-thread Orange 8/0
Body	Orange Dyed Deer Hair with Brown Hackle, palmered
Thorax	Golden Stone Haretron Dubbing
Tail	Bleached Elk Hair
Wing	Bleached Elk Hair
Hackle	Grizzly Hackle

Irresistible, Oct Caddis

Hook	TMC 100 #12-14
Thread	Uni-thread Orange 8/0
Body	Orange Dyed Deer Hair with Grizzly dyed Hot Orange Hackle, palmered
Antennae	Moose Hair
Wing	Bleached Elk Hair