Published Aug 30. 2020 - 3 years ago

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Betters' Flies

Fran Betters was a creative tyer and originated several patterns that have become quite famous. Mike Hogue covers four of them in this article.

See the original flies here

A classic Fran Betters pattern

Originator: 
Fran Betters
Pattern type: 
Dry fly
Skill level/difficulty: 
Easy
Species: 
brook trout, brown trout, cutthroat
Materials: 
Hook
Mustad 9671, Daiichi 1710 or Kamasan B820 size 12-16
Thread
Danville Fire Fluorescent Orange Thread 6/0
Tail
Woodchuck Guard Hair
Body
Rusty Orange Australian Opossum fur. A sub are Wapsi Burnt Orange Awesome Possum Dub #APO13 or Hareline Dubbin #HD16 Rusty Orange
Wing
White Calf Tail
Hackle
Brown and Grizzly mix or Cree
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Betters' Flies

Fran Betters was a creative tyer and originated several patterns that have become quite famous. Mike Hogue covers four of them in this article.
See the original flies here

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