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Francis Fly fly pattern tied by Christian Andrews
Classic Wet Fly

Francis Fly

Tied by Christian Andrews

Francis Fly recipe

Hook#6 sproat
Threadclaret
Tagflat gold tinsel
Ribred floss
Bodypeacock herl
Wingslight dun saddle hackle tips
Hacklelight dun webby cock hackle

About this fly

from the illustration in Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury

Tied for: Trout (general)

In the old books

Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate P, No. 133. The photo above is a later tie, not the original.

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