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  1. Fly Tying Topics
    Can anyone direct me to the link that someone had a while back of the Francis using the metal rivet bits to create the taper and a back stop for the wool.
  2. Traditional/Fully Dressed Patterns
    The Francis Francis version (the earliest published I believe - 1867 - was invented in 1848) which doesn't include the JC. Not a fly I tie often as it's a bit predictable. Wish I'd tied it on a longer shanked/narrower gape hook with hindsight. Dx
  3. Picture Gallery
    Found this on the path after my football training last night. A well tied Francis. Funny as there is no fishing anywhere near this place. Its just a football field in the suburbs of Helsinki. The Francis is my favourite fly since the day I caught my first salmon on one (30lb). In recent weeks iv...
  4. Traditional/Fully Dressed Patterns
    The Highlander 1/0 from Francis Francis (1867) - obvious ancestor of the Green Highlander (though there are other Ness patterns that are also very similar). Dx
  5. Traditional/Fully Dressed Patterns
    The Francis version of this famous Tay spring fly (this is actually rather small as Francis specifies a 3" long hook) with two obvious slight variants - I've used amgold crests and a claret rather than blue dyed heron (though I have seen it tied with this before and Maxwell specifies red - so...
  6. Northern European Style Patterns
    TYING THE RED FRANCIS MICRO TREBLE SIZE 18 WITH RYAN HOUSTON 2017 - YouTube
  7. Methods and Tactics
    How should you fish a francis fly? 45 degrees, square or slightly upstream? Slow or fast? Strip or let swing?
  8. Northern European Style Patterns
    here is a video of a francis experiment TYING THE RED FRANCIS MINITUBE TUNGSTEN CONEHEAD WITH RYAN HOUSTON 2017 - YouTube
  9. Spinning
    Iv been thinking about fly fishing without a fly rod recently. I'm still getting the hang of casting and my local river has a prevailing wind that makes casting a nightmare. Iv made this using some diy flying c parts. I thought the Francis made a similar shape to this teardrop weight so here it...
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