1991

The Adam’s Wulff turned out to be the quiet hero. In the excitement of the Hollywood team roaring to the front to snatch first place, the Adam’s Wulff got dwarfed. It was very much a part of the reason the Hollywood stars won. Saturday morning brought normal One Fly weather (rain and drizzle), but it was surprisingly warm. Master fly tier Scott Sanchez suggested to the All-Stars that the Brown Drakes would come out in spite of the bad weather. The best fly was a New Zealand creation of Jack Dennis, the Adam’s Wulff, made to imitate the Brown Drake. The secret was the Australian Opossum underfur, just the right color, and the white wing would show up under poor light conditions. Captain Skip Brittenham convinced the majority of the team to try the fly on the first day. Only Art Annecharico stuck with the Dry Muddler to catch the largest trout of the event. They continued to use the fly in the next day’s competition and piled up enough points to win. The Drakes came out as Scott had predicted, and the rest is history. This was the first time that any team swept the individual, largest-fish and top-team awards.