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								by DUBBN » Sun Apr 02, 2023 5:03 pm
			
			
			
			
			It really is Frenchy time, or atleast Frenchy variations. As attractors or beneath attractors they produced alot of fish for me today on the Colorado and Roaring Fork rivers. 
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								by Partsman » Sun Apr 02, 2023 5:55 pm
			
			
			
			
			Cool, frenchies are certainly effective here in Michigan also, unfortunately rain and snow this weekend have waters running a quite a bit high right now, although it’s probably a good a thing after low water levels last year and this winter, maybe flush some weeds and other crap out.
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								by DUBBN » Sun Apr 02, 2023 10:45 pm
			
			
			
			
			The box I choose from when tradition,  scenery,  mental health,  and popular convictions do not mean squat.
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								by letumgo » Mon Apr 03, 2023 5:16 am
			
			
			
			
			Ooo la la!  Viva la France!  
 
Beautiful box of flies Wayne.  “Slender” profile seems to be a common theme with these patterns.  I need to tye more like this.  
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								by Terrestrial12 » Wed Apr 05, 2023 7:13 am
			
			
			
			
			DUBBN those frenchies are BANGERS!  I'm not a euro guy and typically tie nymphs with a little more "soul" but I LOVE the frenchie. I tie a variant that's for isonychia and it's phesant I've dyed over black (actually a charcoal gray) with a black rib and a collar made from a claret/olive speckled wool yarn that ray sent me with a claret working thread hot spot behind the bead. Silver or black bead. It's a killer! And btw @letumgo Ray thanks for this wool "thorax" yarn man that stuff is awesome!
			
									
									
						 
		 
		 
				
			 
				
		
		
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								by letumgo » Wed Apr 05, 2023 12:02 pm
			
			
			
			
			You are very welcome.  I’m glad you are liking it and putting it to good use.
			
									
									
						 
		 
		 
				
			 
				
		
		
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								by FlyFisherMann1955 » Wed Apr 05, 2023 3:31 pm
			
			
			
			
			T-12,
     Don't just tease us with your description of the Iso Frenchie; a picture is worth 1000 words!
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								by DUBBN » Wed Apr 05, 2023 4:36 pm
			
			
			
			
			Terrestrial12 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 05, 2023 7:13 am
DUBBN those frenchies are BANGERS!  I'm not a euro guy and typically tie nymphs with a little more "soul" but I LOVE the frenchie. 
 
Thank you for the compliment.  I do tie alot of Frenchy variations. 
On another forum a link was posted of Kelly Galloups claim that the Perdigons have no souls. I had to think twice about his comment. I do not think there is a fly pattern that can be considered the threshold for crossing over in to the soulless.  I would imagine that boundry is defined by our own convictions.
For me, even my generic midge larva have souls. Just as much as my articulated streamers. 

 
			
									
									
						 
		 
		 
				
			 
				
		
		
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								by letumgo » Thu Apr 06, 2023 5:45 am
			
			
			
			
			Fish wicked!  That’s my motto, 

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