“I cant thank you enough for offering your fly tying class! I had no idea that I would enjoy learning to tie flies as much as I did, and assuring everyone that you are there to answer any questions made me very comfortable” -Lisa…
Fly Tying, Fly Fishing and a little bit of everything *Pardon the appearance, Under construction*
Posted on September 27, 2016 by thequiltedtyer
October is almost here! The leaves are turning! the weather is cooling!
Yes..yes…to some folks.. fall means immediately skipping to the nearest coffee shop in a pair of uggs, sprinkling leaves in your hair and singing about pumpkin spice mochalattaskinnyfatfrappachinos.. 😂
But to the rest of us who are thinking flies.. October means, October caddis! Granted this year they’re out early, I saw many in the Catskills over the weekend.. But don’t worry! There’s still time to tie em up.
Fall!
Fall!
Sweater weather!
Deer hunting!
Trout fishing!..
(That reminds me, we need a new hunting blind )🤔
When Those water temperatures cool down, and the trout become more active we begin selecting different flies to fish with.
But one of those flies that I can’t seem to stray from are the frenchies.
I fish frenchies as an anchor fly a lot when there isn’t much going on. And while the mystery behind why they work so well, may very well be nothing more than the idea that they are a generic all around pattern; aka- they matches many nymphs found under rocks.
And the ice dub adds a little “psssst. Hey! Over here! check me out!”
Whatever it may be; they are always one of my go to flies.
But when you can’t decide between swinging a Lafontaine caddis pupa as an anchor in the hopes that they’re about to hatch.. Or a frenchie..
What do you do? Fish both? Two tungsten bead heads? Sounds great! Can’t wait to loose them on every rock 😂
Or..
You can Combine them! Two birds with one stone so to speak.
This keeps that generic backside of a pheasant tail and rib while adding movement to the front, And that orange trigger that Trout know and love! It’s the best of both worlds!
October Frenchie
Hook: Caddis
Bead: Tungsten to match hook
Thread: Brown
Tail/body: Orange Dyed Pheasant Tail fibers tied in at the bend and then wrapped forward towards the eye.
Rib: Small gold wire
Thorax: Orange hare/mix Dubbing
Hackle: Orange CDC feather tied in and wrapped around.
Experiment with the CDC! because based on the length of the fibers and thickness of the stem on your feathers, tying it in by the tip or the base will make a difference.
*tutorial will also be posted this week!*
I hope that this pattern catches you some fish this fall, and don’t spill those lattes on your fly boxes! 😂
Category: Fly Tying PatternsTags: Fly Tying Patterns
“I cant thank you enough for offering your fly tying class! I had no idea that I would enjoy learning to tie flies as much as I did, and assuring everyone that you are there to answer any questions made me very comfortable” -Lisa…
” I didn’t think this would ever be something that I could become so quickly addicted to, but after taking your beginners fly tying course; I’m hooked! I will admit I was a little bit nervous when I arrived since I had never tied…
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