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Frenchie - On normal hook

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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

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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

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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.

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