ReelFlies #1 top dry fly, the Adams Parachute is arguably one of the most versatile and popular attractor flies ever created. Think of it as a searching dry, when you are fishing a new stream, or not sure what is hatching, even when there are no obvious hatches then this would be your go to top water fly.  It imitates the widest variety of popular Mayflies including Callibaetis, Tricos and even Midges, just vary the hook size to replicate what you spot on the water.  It would be hard to find a single fly angler without a few of these in their box. For the past 10 years this little fly and the traditional winged variation have been the two most popular dry flies, and for good reason.  They are one of the most productive dry flies ever made, and if you only could choose one single dry fly this would be our top recommendation. We hand tie the parachute Adams so that the fly body sits well down on the surface film, mimicking either an emerging mayfly dun filling its wings, a spent spinner, stillborn, floating nymph or a crippled drowning fly trapped in the sticky surface film. A personal favorite that is very effective and proved its place as our #1 top dry fly for the past 10 consecutive years.