The Frances fly is a famous shrimp – prawn pattern that fishes well all through the season
This a favoured version both in style size and colour. Tied on a # 14 silver treble hook.
A fly that has a hypnotic grip on Atlantic salmon and a go-to fly in difficult low-water conditions
I prefer to fish this and other shrimp flies drifting toward the fish – It is like the flies presented in this style… attract the salmon in a special way. A practical suggestion in relation to such a presentation would be; to cast the fly to known salmon lies in a way that will allow you to follow the fly to the spot – with a loose line…
You’ll need to have some of these on your trip to Island, Scotland or Norway…
See our page on the General Practitioner another famous shrimp pattern
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See astonishing images of the food salmon find at high sea`s
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The Frances fly was originally devised by the late UK fly tier Mr. Peter Dean this was in 1968. The fly was a special commission job for his client Mr. David Blythe who were about to embark on a journey to fish various salmon rivers on Iceland – The fly was a great success and this odd shrimp pattern has ever sins been a favored fly on Iceland and at many other rivers in Europa.
We envision that this pattern with time will become a favoured pattern for steelhead anglers on the West Coast of North America…
Right; An original Frances fly by the fly tiers that worked with Peter Dean – Or actually it is the next generation of the Frances fly called The Black Eyed Prawn – or The BEP The BEP is almost identical to the Frances Fly – except for the two black beads attached to the top of the fly.
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| Weight | 10 g |
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| Dimensions | 5 × 2 × 2 cm |
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