McFlyLures 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2018 The Frenchie is commonly tied on a jig hook, and usually fished by euro nymphing style. However the same fly can be tied on a traditional nymph hook and is also quite effective fished under an indicator as well. In fact, I had some great luck with this fly on my last trip to the Animas. I tie these small for my local rivers, but you can tie them much larger if you want. The materials I used... Hook: TMC 3761 on size 16 Thread: Veevus 10/0 in Red Bead: 2.8mm Gold Tungsten Bead Weight: .010 lead wire Tail/body: Pheasant Tail Fibers Ribbing: UTC Small Gold Wire Collar: UV Shrimp Pink Ice Dub Glue: Hard as Hull Head Cement Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2018 lance egan's frenchie has been tied on a straight shank hook as far back as 2012 and maybe longer. see in the riffle video tying on a jig hook would be the newest evolution from dynamic nymphing by george daniels (2012) https://books.google.com/books?id=eVsNIxjRQS0C&pg=PA161&lpg=PA161&dq=lance+egan+frenchie&source=bl&ots=ewdD6NGC1k&sig=0gIc6C6kfTnRLsC2fScHzfUYie4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZnvfN77faAhXJZd8KHc8lBbI4HhDoAQgoMAA#v=onepage&q=lance%20egan%20frenchie&f=false however as with most original fly patterns, tyers change this or that and they become new patterns with no regard to the originator Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McFlyLures 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2018 lance egan's frenchie has been tied on a straight shank hook as far back as 2012 and maybe longer. see in the riffle video tying on a jig hook would be the newest evolution from dynamic nymphing by george daniels (2012) https://books.google.com/books?id=eVsNIxjRQS0C&pg=PA161&lpg=PA161&dq=lance+egan+frenchie&source=bl&ots=ewdD6NGC1k&sig=0gIc6C6kfTnRLsC2fScHzfUYie4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZnvfN77faAhXJZd8KHc8lBbI4HhDoAQgoMAA#v=onepage&q=lance%20egan%20frenchie&f=false however as with most original fly patterns, tyers change this or that and they become new patterns with no regard to the originator I never said this was a new pattern... lol. I called it a frenchi... haha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2018 I called it a frenchi... haha. no you didnt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McFlyLures 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2018 I called it a frenchi... haha. no you didnt Misspelling... frenchie... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
