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The Adams is a traditional dry fly primarily used for trout.It is considered a general imitation of an adult mayfly, flying caddis or midge.It was designed by Leonard Halladay from Mayfield, Michigan in 1922, at the request of his friend Charles Adams. [2]
The Humpy fly is a popular and effective dry fly used by fly anglers for trout in fast-water conditions. In The Professionals’ Favorite Flies (1993) Lefty Kreh praises the Humpy as: The Humpy is one of the best flies ever invented for turbulent water where many dry flies are quickly drowned.
Lefty's Favorite Fly Fishing Waters-Volume One-United States. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions. Ford, Pat (2007). Best Fly-Fishing Trips Money Can Buy. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stakepole Books. ISBN 0-8117-0179-4.
In 1930, Lee Wulff designed three innovative dry flies to fish with on the Esopus and other Catskill rivers. He called the flies the Ausable Gray, Coffin May and Bucktail Coachman. They were high floating, full bodied flies with hair wings and tails. They proved exceptionally effective for trout and salmon in fast rivers.
The Red Tag is an artificial fly originally designed as a dry fly for grayling and trout in the north country of England. The fly pattern, when introduced into Australia, particularly Tasmania, became extremely successful and popular for brown trout and remains today as one of the most essential flies for Australian fly anglers.
It is a popular and widely used pattern for freshwater game fish, particularly trout and grayling. Large streamer versions are also used for winter steelhead and Atlantic salmon. In Royal Coachman – The Lore and Legends of Fly-Fishing (1999) Paul Schullery describes the Royal Coachman:
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