Frances Red

The Frances was originally developed in Iceland in the late 70’s as a less complicated variation of Peter Dean’s Black Eyed Prawn Fly.  It has proved to be phenomenally successful. Available in any number colors; red and black being the most common, to white, blue, olive and orange; and of variations from micro trebles to depth-plumbing cone tubes this is a hugely successful salmon fly. The Frances arrived in earnest to UK in the early 90’s with fishermen who had traveled to Iceland. It was a very successful fly on the Helmsdale River and is now somewhat of a standard fly for many UK salmon anglers.

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