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Red Frances Tube Fly
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Red Frances Tube Fly

This is a request from Billie the Ghillie for a video showing this pattern.

  • Tube: size and weight to suit conditions. This is tied on a 3/4″ copper tube
  • Silk: Red 8/0
  • Tail: 3 stripped Rhode Island red quills or Red Game and three stripped white quills with brown dyed calf tail tied over.
  • Rib: Small gold oval tinsel
  • Body: Soft red wool wound in a carrot shape
  • Body hackle: Two turns of Red game cock hackle or saddle hackle.
  • Head: Red