What is a Frenchie fly?
What is a Frenchie fly?
The Frenchie is a simplified pheasant tail nymph pattern popularized by the French in competition fly fishing and one of the most popular flies used in European style nymphing techniques that have become popular here in the US.
What does a Frenchie fly imitate?
It is not so much an exact imitation of an insect but more so a general representation of a large amount of insects. I feel that is a huge key to the productiveness of this fly pattern. It primarily consists of a pheasant tail body with a rainbow sow dubbing and brass colored tungsten bead.
What is a zebra midge?
The Zebra Midge is a nymph that imitates midge pupae and/or emerging midges. Herein lies the first clue to how to fish them. The Zebra consists of nothing more than a size 16-24 shrimp/scud hook wrapped in colored thread and a copper or silver fine wire with a 2 or 3mm tungsten bead head of matching metallic finish.
What is a PMD Nymph?
Nymph: The PMD nymph is classified as a “crawler” nymph. They are found where water is cold, clean and well oxygenated. They live under and in between rocks, and where vegetation grows. Before its time to hatch, they usually crawl toward shore where water flows are slower.
What is a mayfly nymph?
Mayfly larvae (also called naiads or nymphs) are slender and soft-bodied, like adults, though they lack wings, have a series of leaflike or feathery external gills attached along the sides or on the top rear portion of the abdomen, have smaller eyes than adults, and often have a flattened head that helps them to adhere …
What is an attractor nymph?
Attractor Nymphs are any nymph that is designed to simply attract attention rather than to imitate a specific insect. Attractor Nymphs are effective in many places and include some of the most noteworthy nymph patterns like the Copper John, Hares Ear Nymph, and Prince Nymph.
What does a midge pupa fly look like?
Midge pupa patterns sometimes look similar to RS2s, with a thread body and a bit of flash, dubbing, or feather near the head. Some are bare enough to be almost nymph-like, while others are gaudy enough to be close to an adult.
Is a midge a nymph?
Midge larva are the standard “nymph” form of a midge and are fished sub surface throughout the water column.
Is a Pale Morning Dun a mayfly?
The Pale Morning Duns, or PMD’s, are Missoula’s premier summer mayfly hatch. Coming off from late June through late July, the Pale Morning Dun Hatch in Montana bring big fish to the surface with its intensity and consistency. The Pale Morning Dun are two distinct species of mayfly, (Ephemerella Inermis and E.